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      Coursera Project Network

      Build a free website with WordPress

      Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Web Design, Web Development

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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Microsoft Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Data Management, Leadership and Management

      4.6
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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Business Analysis & Process Management

      Skills you'll gain: Business Analysis, Business Process Management

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Pennsylvania

      English for Career Development

      Skills you'll gain: Business Communication, Human Resources, Human Resources Operations, Application Development, Employee Relations

      4.8
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

      English for Common Interactions in the Workplace: Basic Level

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Python for Data Science, AI & Development

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Programming, Data Analysis, Python Programming

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Yale University

      Financial Markets

      Skills you'll gain: Finance, Risk Management, Banking, Behavioral Economics, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Financial Analysis, Innovation, Regulations and Compliance

      4.8
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      Imperial College London

      Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success

      Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Problem Solving, Collaboration

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Investment Risk Management

      Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Risk Management

      4.4
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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Duke University

      Introductory Human Physiology

      Skills you'll gain: Health

      4.8
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Toronto

      Learn to Program: The Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Programming, Python Programming, Computational Logic, Problem Solving, Programming Principles, Computer Programming Tools, Critical Thinking, Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Mathematics

      4.7
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      Coursera Project Network

      Build a Full Website using WordPress

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Leadership and Management, Marketing, Web Design, Web Development

      4.4
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      Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular free courses

    • Build a free website with WordPress: Coursera Project Network
    • Introduction to Microsoft Excel: Coursera Project Network
    • Business Analysis & Process Management: Coursera Project Network
    • English for Career Development: University of Pennsylvania
    • English for Common Interactions in the Workplace: Basic Level: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Python for Data Science, AI & Development: IBM
    • Financial Markets: Yale University
    • Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success: Imperial College London
    • Investment Risk Management: Coursera Project Network
    • Introductory Human Physiology: Duke University

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