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As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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