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As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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