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As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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