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As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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