The world 's largest online university provider , Coursera , is targeting India 's large education - hungry population and the country 's need to expand access to higher education by 30 % by 2030 ; currently only 10 % of India 's young people are offered university places . Coursera has 1.3 m students in India ; its most popular courses relate to IT and data science . The approach is not to offer courses directly, but to work with local institutions and support courses accredited by Indian universities. The British Council reported recently that it expects India to have the biggest student - hungry population in the world by 2020 .
The world 's largest online university provider , Coursera , is targeting India 's large education - hungry population and the country 's need to expand access to higher education by 30 % by 2030 ; currently only 10 % of India 's young people are offered university places . Coursera has 1.3 m students in India ; its most popular courses relate to IT and data science . The British Council reported recently that it expects India to have the biggest student - hungry population in the world by 2020 .