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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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