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MOOC Platform Comparison Table
Compare MOOC Platforms around the world
57 MOOC Platforms | 23 Countries | 17,000+ Courses | 100 million+ Users
Compare MOOC offerings from around the world based on location, language, course type, subjects and much more.
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Click on the column headers to sort. See 2018 League Table
| Platform | Location | Launched | Nº Users | Nº Courses | Free Courses | Paid Courses | Subjects | Certificates | Pathways | Credit | Degree | Course Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open2Study | Australia | 2013 | Unknown | 45+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | Yes | Scheduled | English |
| OpenLearning | Australia | 2012 | 900,000+ | 4,300+ | Yes | Yes | Varied | Verified (Free & Paid) | Yes | CPD | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | English, Malay |
| Chinese MOOCS | China | 2015 | Unknown | 80+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled | Chinese |
| CNMOOC | China | 2014 | Unknown | 600+ | Yes | No | Varied | Verified (Free) | No | College | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | Chinese, English |
| University of China MOOC | China | 2014 | Unknown | 1,000+ | Yes | No | Varied | Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled | Chinese |
| XuetangX | China | 2013 | 7,000,000+ | 1,000+ | Yes | Yes | Varied | Non-Verified (free) & ID-Verified (Paid) | Micro-Degree | College | Yes | Scheduled & On-Demand | Chinese |
| Zhihuishu | China | 2012 | 10,000,000+ | 50+ | Yes | Yes | Varied | Verified (Free) | No | College | No | Scheduled | Chinese |
| Nadrus | Dubai | 2015 | 100,000+ | 150 | Yes | Yes | Professional skills | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | On-Demand | Arabic |
| EMMA | Europe | 2014 | Unknown | 50+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | Multiple European |
| OpenUpEd | Europe | 2013 | Unknown | 190+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | ECTS | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | Multiple European |
| FUN-MOOC | France | 2013 | 1,000,000+ | 330+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) & Verified (Paid) | No | ECTS | No | Scheduled | French, English, German |
| OpenClassrooms | France | 2012 | 2,500,000+ | 100+ | Yes | Yes | ICT | Non-Verified (Paid) | Yes | CPD | Yes | On-Demand | French, English, Spanish |
| IonisX | France | 2013 | Unknown | 200+ | Yes | Yes | ICT | Non-Verified (Free) | Yes | Yes | Yes | On-Demand | French |
| Iversity | Germany | 2013 | 750,000+ | 50+ | Yes | Yes | Varied | ID-Verified (Paid) | Tracks | ECTS | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | English, German |
| OpenHPI | Germany | 2012 | Unknown | 40+ | Yes | No | ICT | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | English, German |
| OpenSAP | Germany | 2013 | Unknown | 130+ | Yes | No | ICT | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | English, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Bulgarian |
| Open Course World | Germany | 2013 | Unknown | 15+ | Yes | No | Business, Education, IT | Verified (Paid) | No | No | No | On-Demand | German, English |
| NPTEL | India | 2014 | Unknown | 160+ | Yes | No | Varied | Certification Exam (paid) | No | No | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | English |
| SWAYAM | India | 2016 | Unknown | 750+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Paid) | No | College | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | English, Hindi |
| IndonesiaX | Indonesia | 2015 | Unknown | 25+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Paid) | No | CPD Points | No | Scheduled | Indonesian |
| EduOpen | Italy | 2016 | 28,500+ | 120+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (free) & ID-Verified (Paid) | Yes | ECTS | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | Italian |
| Federica.eu | Italy | 2015 | 5,000,000+ | 75+ | Yes | No | Varied | Certification Exam (paid) | No | No | No | Scheduled | Italian |
| Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE | Italy | 2014 | Unknown | 27 | Yes | Yes | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled | Italian, English |
| Fisdom | Japan | 2016 | Unknown | 20+ | Yes | No | ICT | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | Japanese |
| Gacco | Japan | 2014 | 350,000+ | 20+ | Yes | Yes | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled | Japanese |
| OpenLearning | Japan | 2014 | Unknown | 30+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled | Japanese, English |
| Edraak | Jordan | 2014 | 1,200,000+ | 70+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | College | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | Arabic |
| K-MOOC | Korea | 2015 | 60,000+ | 550+ | Yes | No | Varied | Verified (Free)) | No | College | No | Scheduled | Korean, English |
| MéxicoX | Mexico | 2015 | 1,000,000+ | 100+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free & Paid) | No | No | No | Scheduled | Spanish |
| Campus Virtual Romero | Peru | 2013 | 110,000+ | 30+ | Yes | Yes | Business | Non-Verified (Paid) | Yes | No | No | On-Demand | Spanish |
| Open Education | Russia | 2015 | 460,000+ | 230+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (free) & ID-Verified (Paid) | No | College | No | Scheduled | Russian |
| Rwaq | Saudi Arabia | 2013 | 600,000+ | 200+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (free) | No | No | No | Scheduled | Arabic |
| Miríada X | Spain | 2013 | 4,000,000+ | 690+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free & Paid) | No | No | No | Scheduled | Spanish, Portuguese |
| E-MOOC | Spain | 2012 | 2,200+ | 11 | Yes | Yes | Entrepreneurship | Non-Verified (Free & Paid) | Yes | No | No | On-Demand | Spanish |
| Athlete Learning Gateway | Switzerland | 2015 | 14,000+ | 27 | Yes | No | Sports | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | On-Demand | English |
| Ewant | Taiwan | 2013 | 20,000+ | 600+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) + Certification Exam (Paid) | Micro-Program | College | No | Scheduled | Chinese |
| Open Education | Taiwan | 2015 | Unknown | 250+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | Yes | College | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | Chinese |
| ThaiMOOC | Thailand | 2017 | Unknown | 60+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | College | No | Scheduled | Thai |
| Futurelearn | United Kingdom | 2012 | 6,500,000+ | 400+ | Yes | Yes | Varied | Non-Verified & ID-Verified (Paid) | Programs | College | Yes | Scheduled | English |
| Prometheus | Ukraine | 2014 | 250,000+ | 75+ | Yes | No | Varied | ID-Verified | Yes | No | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | Ukrainian |
| Canvas Network | United States | 2012 | Unknown | 200+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | Mostly English |
| Cognitive Class | United States | 2011 | 700,000+ | 50+ | Yes | No | Big Data | Non-Verified & Verified Badges (Free) | Yes | No | No | On-Demand | English, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Mandarin |
| Coursera | United States | 2012 | 25,000,000+ | 2,000+ | Yes | Yes | Varied | ID-Verified (Paid) | Specializations | College | Yes | On-Demand | Multiple |
| EdX | United States | 2012 | 14,000,000+ | 950+ | Yes | Yes | Varied | ID-Verified (Paid) | Xseries, Professional Certificate Programs, MicroMasters | College | Yes | Scheduled & On-Demand | Mostly English |
| Janux | United States | 2013 | Unknown | 20+ | Yes | Yes | Varied | No | No | College | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | English |
| Kadenze | United States | 2013 | Unknown | 90+ | Yes | Yes | Creative Arts | Non-Verified (Free) & ID-Verified (Paid) | Programs | College | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | English |
| MRUniversity | United States | 2012 | Unknown | 15+ | Yes | No | Economics | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | On-Demand | English, Spanish |
| Saylor Academy | United States | 2008 | Unknown | 100+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | Diplomas | College | Yes | On-Demand | English |
| Stanford Lagunita | United States | 2013 | Unknown | 60+ | Yes | No | Varied | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | English |
| Udacity | United States | 2012 | 4,000,000+ | 200+ | Yes | Yes | Technology | ID-Verified (Paid) | Nanodegrees | No | Yes | On-Demand | English |
| World Science U | United States | 2014 | Unknown | 20+ | Yes | No | Science | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | On-Demand | English |
| Open Education by Blackboard | United States | 2013 | Unknown | 400+ | Yes | No | Varied | No | No | No | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | Multiple |
| MOOC-Ed | United States | 2014 | Unknown | 11 | Yes | Yes | Education | Badges (Free) | Micro-Credentials | CEU | No | Scheduled | English |
| Complexity Explorer | United States | 2013 | Unknown | 11 | Yes | Yes | Complexity science | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled | English |
| Acumen+ | United States | 2013 | 300,000+ | 31 | Yes | Yes | Social Change | No | No | No | No | Scheduled & On-Demand | English |
| JournalismCourses | United States | 2012 | 115,000+ | 9 | Yes | Yes | Journalism | Non-Verified (Paid) | No | No | No | Scheduled | English, Spanish, Portuguese |
| MongoDB University | United States | 2013 | 500,000+ | 15+ | Yes | No | Software Development | Non-Verified (Free) | No | No | No | Scheduled | English |
Glossary
- Free Courses - Free access to all course content including tests & assignments where applicable
- Paid Courses - Users are required to pay a fee to access all or some of the course content
- Verified Certificates - E-Certificates with a URL allowing employers or institutions to verify the authenticity of the certificate
- ID-Verified Certificates - Course certificates issued where the graduate's identity has been verified for tests & assignments
- Pathways - Series of related courses designed for more in-depth learning
- Credit - Some MOOC platforms offer either transferable college credit or CPD points on some of their courses. Check the individual course pages for more information
- Degree - Some platforms offer MOOC-based degrees. Typically, these are based on a "pay as you go model" and are a fraction of the cost of a traditional degree. An application process as well as minimum requirements may be necessary
- Scheduled - A scheduled course typically has a start and an end date, with deadlines
- On-Demand - An on-demand course can be taken at any time without any deadlines
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