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As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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