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As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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