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As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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