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Developing employability and job-related skills at mobile learning environments: a case study at an industrial training centre

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Developing employability and job-related skills at mobile learning environments: a case study at an industrial training centre. / Mokhtar Abdelaziz, Ahmed.
Lancaster University, 2018. 205 p.

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Mokhtar Abdelaziz A. Developing employability and job-related skills at mobile learning environments: a case study at an industrial training centre. Lancaster University, 2018. 205 p. doi: 10.17635/lancaster/thesis/390

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