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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.

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As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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