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As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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