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As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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