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Online learning is a trend that has been growing in popularity at a steady rate for several years now. People from all around the world are turning to the internet in order to brush up on certain skills, learn a new language, or discover a new culinary style. Online learning is often confused with online education but they are not the same thing. Online education involves formal classes as part of a formal curriculum and typically comes from an accredited college or university. Online learning involves more of an informal tone and allows people to educate themselves in areas in which they have an interest. With that in mind, here are three of the top websites for online learning.

CodeAcademy

The credo at CodeAcademy essentially states that education in the world is a lost art and they want to find it again. This online learning forum offers courses in several areas that are created by users and which are intended for users. The site offers interactive exercises and tutorials in a number of areas but specializes mostly in computer programming and other IT-based courses.

Skillshare

Skillshare’s modus operandi is one that is geared toward revamping what has become the norm in online education. There are formal classes for which anyone can sign up but the site also allows anyone to sign up to teach classes as well. The instructors are responsible for determining the cost of a particular class and most end up being relatively low priced, averaging between $15 and $30. Many of the classes are very nontraditional and have titles like Mapmaking: Learning to Communicate Places Beautifully and How to Write a Killer Magazine Pitch.

EdX

This is one of the more advance online learning forums and boasts a brand of learning that is specifically intended to encourage “interactive study via the web”. It was launched and is run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University and is one of the only online learning forums that offers actual courses from accredited institutions that are not part of a specific degree program and which do not count for college credits. The site offers courses from MIT and Harvard as well as the University of California at Berkley and has plans currently in the works for courses from the University of Texas at Austin, Wellesley, and Georgetown University. Users receive certificates upon completion of their chosen courses and can take classes during the spring, summer, and fall semesters.