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As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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