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As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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