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One of the benefits of the internet is that it makes a tremendous amount of information available to anyone with internet access. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are created to cater to those looking to learn a course or acquire a skill online.

Learning materials include videos, lesson notes, and exercises/projects to reinforce what was learnt, and community discussion forums. Even though most of the courses are free, you can get extra features like certificates of completion, personal reviews on exercises/projects, and more when you pay for premium packages.

Here are 5 MOOCs for you to try out:

edX

edx.org

Number of courses: 2268

eDx allows you to learn from the same course material taught in the world’s top universities including Harvard, MIT, etc. You’re literally taking the courses taught in those universities at no charge and at your convenience!

Coursera

coursera.org

Number of courses: 3197

Coursera also offers course content as seen in the curriculum of over 100 top universities across the world. It was founded by a group of Stanford professors and offers courses, specializations, and degrees. Their specializations cover a wide range of subjects including engineering, humanities, medicine, biology, social sciences, mathematics, business, computer science, digital marketing, data science, and others.

Udacity

udacity.com

Number of courses: 328

Udacity offers courses that border around programming and software development. Their course content is mostly video based, with other resources for further study. Most of their curriculums are developed by top corporations like Google, Facebook, Mercedes-Benz, etc, and taught by professionals in the industry. This makes their courses industry standard and very relevant.

Future Learn

futurelearn.com

Number of courses: 394

Courses here are designed by UK institutions. If you prefer courses taught by UK English speakers, Future Learn is the place to go.

Khan Academy

Number of courses: 61

Khan Academy offers courses for everyone including kindergarten kids.T his sets them apart from the other MOOCs who mostly cater for adults. You also get preparatory courses for standardized tests like GMAT, SAT, LSAT, etc.

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This article was first published on 19th November 2018

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