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As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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