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As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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