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Coursera: Coursera Partners with The World Bank
Coursera is privileged to host an incredibly diverse community of students, from all represented countries in the world, who come together to learn about subjects ranging from Computer Science to Roman History to Social Psychology. With 40% of our students coming from developing countries, we feel strongly about the potential to promote international development through educational opportunities on Coursera. Today we’re excited to share the news that we have partnered with The World Bank to offer a selection of their courses on development and poverty alleviation. This partnership, which is part of The World Bank’s new Open Learning Campus initiative, aims to give policymakers, on-the-ground practitioners and other interested parties access to valuable, practical knowledge on development strategies and challenges. The partnership will kick off with ‘Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided,” a course that covers the increasing…