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AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2021 – NEWSLETTER #39 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español
2U edX
• The CEO of 2U Inc States that His Company Believes in the Open Source Movement [Video]
• edX and 2U CEOs Ensure University Partners Their Commitment on Content and Software
Open edX
• DoD and MIT Release an Educational Platform for Manufacturing Engineers
• The IMS Global Consortium Certifies the Open edX’s Lilac Platform
Coursera
• Coursera Launches an Academy to Prepare Employees for Leadership Roles
• Coursera Reduces Its Fees to Partners to Trigger More Online Degrees
• Coursera’s App for Zoom Enables Instructors to Integrate Live Meetings into Their Courses
Duolingo
• Duolingo Plans to Expands Into an App for K-12 Students
• Duolingo Determines an IPO Price Between $85 and $95 Per Share and Seeks a Valuation of $4.3 Billion
• Duolingo, Valued at $2.4 Billion, Will the Next Public EdTech Startup
Transactions, Financing
• Course Hero Acquires Iconic Study Platforms CliffsNotes and Quillbot
• Emeritus Raises $650 Million and Reaches a Whopping Valuation of $3.2 Billion
• One-Year-Old, Zoom-Based Class.com Startup Raises Another $105 Million
• Course Catalog Company Open Sesame Raises $50 Million
• Skillsoft Reduces Its Long-Term Debt by $130M and Increases Cash Flow for Acquisitions
• More Open Source Companies Attract VC Funding and Plan for IPOs
2021 Events | All of the Key Conferences Listed!
• Education Calendar – AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | Conferences in Latin America & Spain
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