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The subject area of the volume is particularly pertinent, since it involves questions of what is the civic in modern societies, what is a community in an online learning environment, and what teaching is and should be given the current trends and student expectations. Overall, despite some sceptical voices, the contributors seem to be rather positive about the online shift, seeing it as easing access to education, forming new communities, and expanding outreach and engagement, since students, belonging to online education communities, can simultaneously transfer their new knowledge and skills to their physical communities, improving student retention and graduation rates etc.
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