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As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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