Update (April 2026): On April 9, shareholders of both companies voted overwhelmingly to approve the merger — 99.4%% at Coursera, 99.9%% at Udemy. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026. I also dug into the 300-page merger prospectus and found that Coursera approached Udemy three times over two years before getting a yes, and that Pluralsight’s owner made a competing cash offer. Read the full merger history. TL;DR Coursera is acquiring Udemy in an all-stock deal worth ~$1.8 b

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Khan Academy has received $365M in donations and saw an important boost during the pandemic.

Every Black Friday, Class Central compiles the best online learning deals from online course platforms. But you don’t need to wait for Black Friday. You can find interesting deals all year long! In this article, we’ve compiled the best online learning deals and discounts available right now (or that will soon go live). When deals have an end date, we included it too, but note that it’s not rare for deals to remain active even past their end date, so you might want to give them a try nonetheles