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In-Text Citation: (Ridzuan, Chek, Ghafar, & Ahmad, 2018)
To Cite this Article: Ridzuan, A. N. A. A., Chek, M. Z. A., Ghafar, N. M. A., & Ahmad, A. B. (2018). Developing an Introduction to Actuarial Science MOOC. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(1), 591–596.
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