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As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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