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UK MOOC platform FutureLearn and The British Council have partnered for a fourth time to give free access to online courses from UK higher education institutions to people in non-OECD countries. The initiative, part of the Study UK program, gives people in eligible countries access to 325 massive open online courses (MOOCs) from 35 UK universities, plus the chance to earn one of up to 50,000 free digital upgrades. The ‘Study UK: Learn online with a UK university’ campaign on FutureLearn...

2U, a publicly-traded online program manager, announced last week the acquisition of Harvard and MIT-founded edX, the non-profit online course provider, for $800 million cash. The transaction, which is expected to close this fall, includes substantially all of edX's assets, including the edX brand, website, and marketplace. 2U says it intends to operate edX as a public benefit corporation. In other words, edX will become a for-profit subsidiary of the NASDAQ listed edtech giant. From its...

Professional Certificate Programs are the latest initiative launched by non-profit MOOC platform, edX. These programs are designed to help develop the critical skills and knowledge that are most in-demand in today's jobs, such as digital marketing, virtual reality and data science. They are each made up of a series of career relevant courses created by industry leaders and top universities, and provide a flexible and affordable online learning format suitable for today's professionals...