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As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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