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As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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