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As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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