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As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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