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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      El Valle de los Reyes

      Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, Art History, Environment and Resource Management, Architecture and Construction, World History, Construction, Investigation, Culture

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      399 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)

      Designing the Future of Work

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Transformation, Strategic Thinking, Automation, Digital Transformation, Human Centered Design, Emerging Technologies, Adaptability, Innovation, Service Design, Forecasting, Customer experience strategy (CX)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      306 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Unilever

      Customer Understanding and Digital Marketing Channels

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Digital Marketing, Customer Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Planning, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Channel, Target Audience, Persona Development, Marketing Analytics, Brand Marketing, Goal Setting, E-Commerce

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      214 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Data Mining Foundations and Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Anomaly Detection, Unsupervised Learning, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Supervised Learning, Data Integration, Data Modeling, Data Cleansing, Big Data, Unstructured Data, Data Science, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Transformation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Analytical Skills, Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning

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      4.1
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      153 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      How to Set Up a Facebook Ads Campaign

      Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Facebook, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Campaign Management, Social Media, Social Media Management, Paid media, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Marketing Budgets, Digital Advertising, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Budgeting

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      405 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Lund University

      Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Governance, Environment, Systems Thinking, Community Development, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Science, Sustainability Reporting, Environmental Policy, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Modeling, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Finance

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      461 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Cape Town

      Educating Deaf Children: Becoming an Empowered Teacher

      Skills you'll gain: Disabilities, Special Education, Cultural Responsiveness, Diversity Awareness, Child Development, Teaching, Classroom Management, Parent Communication, Instructional Strategies, Non-Verbal Communication

      4.9
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      412 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Geneva

      International Organizations for Interpreters

      Skills you'll gain: Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, English Language, Language Competency, International Relations, Diplomacy, World History, European History, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Political Sciences, Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      119 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      ISC2

      Network Security

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Infrastructure Security, Threat Detection, Computer Networking, Data Centers, General Networking, Threat Management, Network Planning And Design, Firewall, Network Protocols, Cloud Computing, TCP/IP, Encryption

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      233 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Understanding China, 1700-2000: A Data Analytic Approach, Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: Social Sciences, Big Data, Sociology, Demography, Anthropology, Economics, Data Analysis, Analytics, Cultural Diversity, World History, Statistical Analysis, Quantitative Research

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Machine Learning Introduction for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Supervised Learning, IBM Cloud, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Predictive Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Software Development Life Cycle

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      288 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The University of Edinburgh

      Intellectual Humility: Theory

      Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Personal Attributes, Emotional Intelligence, Open Mindset, Cognitive flexibility, Psychology, Research, Psychological Evaluations, Surveys, Software Testing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      373 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular world history courses

    • El Valle de los Reyes: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Designing the Future of Work: UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
    • Customer Understanding and Digital Marketing Channels: Unilever
    • Data Mining Foundations and Practice: University of Colorado Boulder
    • How to Set Up a Facebook Ads Campaign: Coursera Project Network
    • Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation: Lund University
    • Educating Deaf Children: Becoming an Empowered Teacher: University of Cape Town
    • International Organizations for Interpreters: University of Geneva
    • Network Security: ISC2
    • Understanding China, 1700-2000: A Data Analytic Approach, Part 2: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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