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As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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