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As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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