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  • ANANT AGARWAL: Welcome to edX.

  • I am Anant Agarwal.

  • I am the president of edX.

  • I'm also a professor of electrical engineering computer science at MIT.

  • Online learning is revolutionizing the world.

  • Education will never be the same again.

  • And edX is at the cutting edge of this revolution.

  • So when you take edX courses online you are part of this revolution.

  • Online learning is the ultimate democratizer.

  • When you learn on edX, you are joining a community.

  • Imagine taking a class with 100,000 or more students.

  • This is social.

  • This is a lot of fun.

  • I think you enjoy the experience.

  • At edX, it's about people.

  • It's not about profit.

  • For you, edX is about the best courses from the best schools and the best

  • professors.

  • Becoming a member of edX is easy.

  • We're really excited to have you here.

  • We're going to get you started quick, three easy steps, browse, choose, and

  • have some fun.

  • Registration takes seconds.

  • And once you register, just browse the courses.

  • When you find something that you like, click it.

  • It's that easy.

  • Choose wisely.

  • You're selecting courses from the best schools all around the world.

  • Make sure to check the prerequisites.

  • Now you can choose your course, and you're on your way.

  • Welcome to the club.

  • Now that you've signed up for a course, you can view Courseware.

  • The Courseware is made up of great videos, automated feedback, and cool

  • interactive features, all for self-paced learning.

  • The interactives are designed to help you explore your

  • understanding of key concepts.

  • A big part of edX is getting instant feedback on your answers, frequently

  • in the form of a green check mark.

  • In a lot of questions you can try as many times as you need to get the

  • right answer.

  • Courses can be tough.

  • We make sure that they're rigorous.

  • But they can also be a lot of fun.

  • A big part of it edX is the social aspect.

  • You can be as social as you want on the discussion boards.

  • In our forums there's an active community.

  • It's not just the professors.

  • Students help each other out.

  • A typical course can run a semester length, or about 12 weeks.

  • Once you've completed the course you're part of our

  • group of lifelong learners.

  • ANANT AGARWAL: edX's mission is to help you get a quality education.

  • edX will increase access to learning for student

  • such as yourself worldwide.

  • This is fun.

  • This is exciting.

  • And this is revolutionary.

  • Welcome to edX.

  • Come join us.

ANANT AGARWAL: Welcome to edX.

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