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As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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