College Reinvented in the Year of the 'MOOC'

If you've never heard of a MOOC, don't worry. Massive Open Online Courses are only a year old. But Stanford, Harvard and other prestigious schools are now using them to reach millions of students worldwide. We hear about benefits — and the limits — of higher education on the Internet. Also, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi tries to contain that backlash over his power grab, and life among Syrian refugees as winter begins in Jordan.

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