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As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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