Have some downtime this summer? Would your time be well spent taking a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)? Then you’ll want to look through the slew of summer MOOCs getting started this June. We’ve gathered some 140 courses launching this month — courses offered by major universities from the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Visit our comprehensive list of MOOCs here and find a course that speaks to you. Some of the ones that piqued my interest include:

[Introduction to Biology – The Secret of Life](https://www.edx.org/course/mitx/mitx-7-00x-introduction-biology-secret-1768#.U3qT8KU-aG8) – MIT on edX – June 17 (12 weeks)

[Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern World](https://www.coursera.org/course/fantasysf) – U Michigan on Coursera – June 2 (11 weeks)

[The Art of Drawing and Painting](https://www.open2study.com/node/894) – Abu Dhabi University on Open2study – June 2 (4 weeks)

[Right vs. Might in International Relations](https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/right-vs-might) – University of Glasgow on Futurelearn – June 23 (6 weeks)

[Thinking Like a Writer](https://www.canvas.net/courses/thinking-like-a-writer-1) – Michigan State on Canvas – June 23 (8 weeks)

[Mega Events: Inside the FIFA World Cup](https://www.canvas.net/courses/mega-events-inside-the-fifa-world-cup) – Michigan State on Canvas – June 23 (5 weeks)

[The DO School Start-Up Lab](https://iversity.org/courses/the-do-school-start-up-lab) – The DO School on iversity – June 28

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[See the full list here](http://www.mooc-list.com)