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An online education initiative between the UK and China is being launched – with plans to provide ‘e-learning’ for 20 million Chinese students, reports the BBC website.

The deal will see the UK’s LP+ group building a system for delivering online lessons in China.

The firm’s chief executive, Mehool Sanghrajka, says it is a sign of the rapid globalisation of education and training.

The education market is ‘no longer a cottage industry’, he says.

The deal, signed at the Department for Children, Schools and Families on Monday, will see a partnership between the UK group and the Chinese media company, Sun Media.

The online teaching materials will be aimed at pupils in 20 major Chinese cities.

Read the full story on the BBC website.

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