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As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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