The number of people signing up for a leading university's online courses has risen 50% in less than two months.
Around 300,000 people from around the world have expressed an interest in the University of Edinburgh's free taster sessions.
The figure emerged seven weeks after the university hit the 200,000 milestone.
The institution is part of the wider Coursera consortium, set up by US academics to provide web-based undergraduate-level courses to anyone who wants to do them.
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