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As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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