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As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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