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As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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