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Massive Open Online Course [MOOC]

What is MOOC ?

A  Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is an interactive online course aimed at reaching an unlimited number of participants worldwide to create a community of lifelong learners.

Khan Academyis a non-profit educational organization created in 2005 by Salman Khan with the goal of creating a set of online tools that help educate students. The organization produces short lessons in the form of YouTube videos.  Wikipedia

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edX is a massive open online course provider. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide student body, including some courses at no charge. Wikipedia

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Coursera is an online learning platform founded by Stanford professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller that offers courses, specializations, and degrees. Wikipedia

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FutureLearn is a digital education platform founded in December 2012. The company is wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is a Massive Open Online Course learning platform, and as of May 2018 included 143 UK and international partners, including non-university partners. Wikipedia

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Iversity is a Berlin-based online education platform. Since October 2013, iversity has specialised in providing online courses and lectures in higher education, specifically MOOCs. Courses are free and open for anyone to enroll and participate. Many of them are conducted in English or German, but also other languages. Wikipedia

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The CK-12 Foundation is a California-based non-profit organization whose stated mission is to reduce the cost of, and increase access to, K-12 education in the United States and abroad. Wikipedia

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