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As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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