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      University of Virginia

      The Kennedy Half Century

      Skills you'll gain: Public Affairs, Media and Communications, Political Sciences, Social Studies, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, International Relations, Public History, Economics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      501 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The University of Sydney

      Cultural Competence - Aboriginal Sydney

      Skills you'll gain: Intercultural Competence, Cultural Sensitivity, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Diversity Awareness, Culture, Community Development, Public History, Storytelling, Anthropology

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      287 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Helm Masterclass - From Beginner to Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, YAML, Application Deployment, Containerization, Package and Software Management, Development Environment, Release Management, Dependency Analysis, Command-Line Interface, Configuration Management, Go (Programming Language), Software Versioning

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free Trial
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      Google

      Attract and Engage Customers with Digital Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Search Engine Optimization, Target Audience, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Web Analytics and SEO, Persona Development, Keyword Research, Pay Per Click Advertising, Digital Advertising, Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Marketing Strategies, Customer Acquisition Management, Lead Generation, Google Analytics

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      7.3K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      pfSense 2.4.4: Open Source Firewall

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, System Monitoring, Hardware Architecture

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      IBM

      Data Science Methodology

      Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Peer Review, Data Modeling, Data Science, Business Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Mining, Predictive Modeling, Data Quality, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, User Feedback, Decision Tree Learning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      21K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      American Museum of Natural History

      Marine Biology

      Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Environment, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Environmental Issue, Natural Resource Management, Water Resources, Environment and Resource Management, Research

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      558 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      New
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      University of California, Davis

      Web Development for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Color Theory, Version Control, Typography, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Design Elements And Principles, Animations, Web Content, User Interface (UI) Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      3.7K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Stanford University

      Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity

      Skills you'll gain: Physics, Timelines, Verification And Validation, Scientific Methods, Research, Mechanics, Mathematical Modeling, Systems Of Measurement

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      3.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Meta

      Social Media Management

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Instagram, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Content Performance Analysis, Facebook, Generative AI Agents, Brand Management, Content Marketing, Content Management, Customer Engagement, Storytelling

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      5.7K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California San Diego

      Big Data

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Data Integration, Exploratory Data Analysis, Big Data, Graph Theory, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Database Design, Data Modeling, Regression Analysis, Data Management, Applied Machine Learning, Data Presentation, Scalability, Data Mining, Statistical Analysis, NoSQL, Database Management Systems, MongoDB

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      14K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Columbia University

      Economics of Money and Banking

      Skills you'll gain: International Finance, Derivatives, Financial Systems, Balance Sheet, Financial Market, Payment Systems, Banking, Capital Markets, Economics, Market Liquidity, Financial Regulation, Finance, Market Dynamics

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      1.7K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • The Kennedy Half Century: University of Virginia
    • Cultural Competence - Aboriginal Sydney: The University of Sydney
    • Helm Masterclass - From Beginner to Advanced: Packt
    • Attract and Engage Customers with Digital Marketing: Google
    • pfSense 2.4.4: Open Source Firewall: Packt
    • Data Science Methodology: IBM
    • Marine Biology: American Museum of Natural History
    • Web Development for Beginners: University of California, Davis
    • Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity: Stanford University
    • Social Media Management : Meta

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