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As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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