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As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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