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As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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