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

In January each year, Class Central publishes a list of the most popular online courses released by major course providers in the previous 12 months. The most popular course in the latest list turned out to be Google AI Essentials, launched by Coursera in April, 2024. More than 900,000 learners have enrolled, more than the combined total of all new courses launched on edX, FutureLearn, and Swayam in the same year. What’s even more surprising is that (unlike the vast majority of Coursera course

Ryan Panchadsaram, course instructor. I recently took OKR Certification: Leadership and Goal Setting by Measure What Matters on Coursera. This course was added to the Class Central catalog in September 2022. Why I Chose this Course At Class Central, we recently started setting quarterly OKRs to boost the company’s performance. I previously worked in the banking industry and was familiar with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), but had never heard of OKRs. I decided to find out more by taking thi

The future of Coursera’s only credible alternative for universities rests in the hands of 2U’s creditors.