Coursera
Online courses from universities worldwide, with verified certificates.
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Udemy is a marketplace where independent instructors publish courses, most commonly in programming, design, business and personal skills.
Because anyone can publish, quality varies enormously — instructor reviews, recent update dates and the preview lessons matter more than the course description.
List prices are rarely what people pay: heavy discounting is routine, so buying at full price is usually unnecessary. Purchased courses remain accessible indefinitely.
Online Courses
Online courses from universities worldwide, with verified certificates.
Online course platform founded by Harvard and MIT.
Free foundational courses with strong math and science coverage.
Chinese university MOOC platform offering for-credit courses.
Chinese MOOC platform founded by Tsinghua University.