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As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major 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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