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24 alternatives to Coursera

Take the world’s best courses, online, for free

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Coursera launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Class Central▲82

   Discover free online courses from top universities

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Build An Online Course▲105

   A free course about, you guessed it, building a course!

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Coursera▲19

   Free Online Courses From Top Universities

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Profitable Course Idea▲102

   The free course to validate your online teaching idea

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Coursebirdie▲74

   Learn from industry professionals for free

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Allclasses▲60

   Search engine for online AND local classes

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Thinkific▲73

   Create & sell your own online courses

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Quottly▲84

   Search & enroll in affordable college courses

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CourseBuffet▲14

   Find and compare hundreds of free online courses

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Skilljar▲69

    Teach online courses directly from your website

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    StudySoup▲83

    The #1 P2P College Learning Marketplace

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pathwright▲106

    Create and sell online courses

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Lookmunk▲73

    Find the best websites to learn something new everyday!

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Udemy▲12

    Online courses

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Teachable▲175

    Create and sell online courses on your own website

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Future Investor▲121

    A course on investing using new online platforms

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MOOC Hunt▲116

    Hunt the best online courses, daily.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Codecademy▲72

    Learn to code interactively, for free

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    CourseForward▲72

    Career skills curation

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Teachery▲124

    Create and sell beautiful online courses in minutes

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    EduCrate▲73

    The web's best educational videos, by teachers for teachers

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Academic Earth▲5

    Explore Free Online College Courses from Top Universities

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Web Design Course▲84

    Learn Web Design With a Mentor

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    TheNeeds▲64

    Discover the best of the web based on your interests

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →