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As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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