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Around the World is your first port of call for international e-learning news. With a mix of stories from across the globe, we aim to reflect the diversity and ingenuity of online education. This week, universities in the UK are making waves \u2013 and in Burma, seafarers have a new initiative to be thankful for. Meanwhile, some of the online resources we take for granted seem to be lost on the island of Malta\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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UK<\/strong>: the country\u2019s biggest online learning project has been launched, with over 20 universities offering free courses online (BBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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AFGHANISTAN<\/strong>: despite the constant threat of instability, this year almost 240,000 Afghans, a fifth of them women, are heading to college \u2013 up from 7,870 before in 2001 (NEWS JOURNAL<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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CANADA<\/strong>: e-learning company CEO Bob Thomas lost his wife to cancer nine years ago. After watching his sons struggle to cope with grief, he quit his job to found Rainbows, a counselling service supported by the latest digital technology (LAKE FORESTER<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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BURMA<\/strong>: the country\u2019s 70,000 seafarers now have access to e-learning through courses from the Maritime University (MIZZIMA<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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WORLD<\/strong>: a study has found that broadband access \u2013 partly by allowing access to e-learning and business services \u2013 can increase household incomes by $120 in OECD countries – $46 in Brazil, India and China (SILICON REPUBLIC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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and in other news…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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MALTA<\/strong>: the tiny island state has above-average Internet connection for an EU country \u2013 but wikis, led worldwide by Wikipedia, don\u2019t seem to be catching on. A Maltese wiki project is holding its first editathon to try to bolster the online community (TIMES OF MALTA<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Around the World is your first port of call for international e-learning news. With a mix of stories from across the globe, we aim to reflect the diversity and ingenuity of online education. This week, universities in the UK are making waves \u2013 and in Burma, seafarers have a new initiative to be thankful for. […]<\/p>\n

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