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which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]].
which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]].
<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
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Multilingual University & School
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where anyone can teach or take a class or course
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===Select Blogs===
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Seed Media Group. 2010. [http://scienceblogs.com/ Science Blogs]. Seed Media Group.
Seed Media Group. 2010. [http://scienceblogs.com/ Science Blogs]. Seed Media Group.
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===Select Books===
===Select Books===


Nielsen, Michael. 2011. Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Nielsen, Michael. 2011. Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.


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(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).
(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).


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Boyle, Alan. 2011. [http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/25/6344843-science-thrives-in-virtual-worlds Science thrives in virtual worlds]. March 25. cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
Boyle, Alan. 2011. [http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/25/6344843-science-thrives-in-virtual-worlds Science thrives in virtual worlds]. March 25. cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com


Brown, Mark. 2012. [http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/fundamentals-of-biology-ocw-scholar.htmlFundamentalsofBiologynowavailablein OCW Scholar format
Brown, Mark. 2012. [http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/fundamentals-of-biology-ocw-scholar.htmlFundamentalsofBiologynowavailableinOCW Scholar format
Course is the last of seven OCW has published this year specifically to meet the needs of independent learners]. September 6. Cambridge, MA: MIT OpenCourseWare.
Course is the last of seven OCW has published this year specifically to meet the needs of independent learners]. September 6. Cambridge, MA: MIT OpenCourseWare.


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Pickens, Hugh. 2012. [http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/09/13/0240222/scientists-themselves-play-large-role-in-bad-reporting Scientists Themselves Play Large Role In Bad Reporting]. September 13.science.slashdot.org/
Pickens, Hugh. 2012. [http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/09/13/0240222/scientists-themselves-play-large-role-in-bad-reporting Scientists Themselves Play Large Role In Bad Reporting]. September 13.science.slashdot.org/

Price, Richard. 2012. [http://www.richardprice.io/post/34655017301/the-future-of-science The Future of Science]. April 29. San Francisco, CA: www.richardprice.io


Revkin, Andrew. 2011. [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/can-scientists-arouse-and-fulfill/ Can Scientists Arouse and Fulfill?]. May 20. New York, NY: The New York Times.
Revkin, Andrew. 2011. [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/can-scientists-arouse-and-fulfill/ Can Scientists Arouse and Fulfill?]. May 20. New York, NY: The New York Times.
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Gates, Bill, and Richard Feynman. 2011 (1964). [http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/index.HTML#data=2%7C%7C%7C0 Welcome to Project Tuva - Bill Gates Introduction, and the Feynman Messenger Lecture Series]. (Microsoft Research Project Tuva presents Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman's Messenger Series lectures within an enhanced video player ... "to teach people about the "core scientific concepts" of Feynman's lectures using interactive media. According to his video introduction, Gates saw the lectures when he was younger. He enjoyed the physics concepts and Feynman's lecturing style, and later acquired the rights to make the video available to the public. He hopes that this will encourage others to make educational content available for free."). research.microsoft.com.
Gates, Bill, and Richard Feynman. 2011 (1964). [http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/index.HTML#data=2%7C%7C%7C0 Welcome to Project Tuva - Bill Gates Introduction, and the Feynman Messenger Lecture Series]. (Microsoft Research Project Tuva presents Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman's Messenger Series lectures within an enhanced video player ... "to teach people about the "core scientific concepts" of Feynman's lectures using interactive media. According to his video introduction, Gates saw the lectures when he was younger. He enjoyed the physics concepts and Feynman's lecturing style, and later acquired the rights to make the video available to the public. He hopes that this will encourage others to make educational content available for free."). research.microsoft.com.


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Zoology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Zoology
Zoology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Zoology





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Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS
Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS


with educational electronics, as well;
with educational electronics, as well;
with musical instruments;
with musical instruments;
value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently;
value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently;
available via mail and electronically;
available via mail and electronically;


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WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
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(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)
(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)


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Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
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