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MOOCS in the UK In 2013 the Open University launched Futurelearn, partnering with more than 30 UK and international universities and other institutions such as the British Council, the British Library and the British Film Institute. Browse the courses available and find diverse subjects including Exploring Cancer Medicines, The Challenge of Global Water Security, Discover Dentistry, How to write your first song, Understanding Modern Business and Organisations, How to succeed at interviews and an Introduction to Korean, offered by UK and overseas universities. And specialist organisations such as the British Council, the British Film Institute, the British Library, Health Education England, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Overseas universities offering courses via Futurelearn include: Auckland University of Technology, University of Cape Town, University of Groningen, Monash University, University of Oslo, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Trinity College Dublin, and UNSW Sydney Source: https://www.futurelearn.com/ - accessed 090623 Who else offers MOOCS? Openlearn, universities and other institutions worldwide partner with external providers, the largest including US-based Coursera, Udemy, and EdX, and Australian MOOEC. Some providers specialise in particular areas of study. • Coursera’s features 5100+ courses, from more than 200 partners worldwide, including Duke University in the US, Peking University (China) and the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Source: https://www.coursera.org/ accessed 090623 • Udemy offers free and paid-for courses, many from non-academic instructors. Source: https://www.udemy.com/ accessed 090623 • EdX is a non-for-profit provider, created by Harvard and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) universities. Today partners include the Australian National University, TU Delft (the Netherlands), Imperial College London, Berkeley and Georgetown universities in the US. https://www.edx.org accessed 090623 • MOOEC, launched in November 2013, offers free courses and lessons in English The courses offer English language learning all levels. https://mooec.com accessed 090623 • You can check out https://www.mooc-list.com which is a directory of all courses and use the search facility. You could also look at the MOOCS section on Unifrog and create a shortlist from a wide range of topics.

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