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As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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