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      Vanderbilt University

      Capstone MOOC for "Android App Development"

      Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Android Studio, Software Testing, Mobile Development, Java, Unit Testing, Application Development, Integration Testing, Software Design, User Interface (UI), Service Management

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      67 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      West Virginia University

      Sales Force Management

      Skills you'll gain: Recruitment, Sales Training, Sales Management, Talent Recruitment, Sales, Employee Training, Performance Appraisal, Team Motivation, Interviewing Skills, Job Analysis, Performance Measurement

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      109 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Customer Insights: New Product Development Orientation

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Design Thinking, New Product Development, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer experience improvement, Product Development, Consumer Behaviour, Business Research, User Research, Persona Development, Product Management, Market Research, Process Mapping, Case Studies, Product Strategy, Innovation, Needs Assessment

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      103 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Essential English for Business Professionals

      Skills you'll gain: Presentations, English Language, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Non-Verbal Communication, Entrepreneurship, Microsoft PowerPoint, Business Communication, Sales, Interpersonal Communications, Project Management, Business Leadership, Crisis Management, Organizational Structure, Marketing, Leadership and Management, Business, Vocabulary, Telecommuting, Human Resources

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      193 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Advanced Web Layouts

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Artificial Intelligence

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Sustainable high-end tourism

      Skills you'll gain: Service Design, Hospitality, Hospitality Management, Customer Insights, Hotels and Accommodations, Customer experience strategy (CX), Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Consumer Behaviour, Sustainability Standards, Strategic Marketing, Innovation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Introduction to Python Functions

      Skills you'll gain: Functional Design, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Python Programming, Data Science, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Engineering

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      58 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Irvine

      La comunicación laboral en el siglo XXI

      Skills you'll gain: Verbal Communication Skills, Team Building, Assertiveness, Business Communication, Communication, Conflict Management, Non-Verbal Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Professionalism, Collaboration, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Responsiveness, Virtual Teams

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      565 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Azure for AI and Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Microsoft Azure, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Deployment, Data Pipelines, Cloud Computing, Software Versioning, CI/CD, Continuous Monitoring, Debugging, Data Storage, Scalability, Data Quality

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Créer un logo professionnel avec Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Theory, Creativity, User Accounts, Digital Marketing

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      LearnKartS

      Salesforce Platform App Builder

      Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Development, Salesforce, Force.com, Dashboard, Workflow Management, Management Reporting, Data Access, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Sharing, Process Design, User Accounts, Application Development, No-Code Development, Business Objects Framework, Application Deployment, Business Process Automation, Software As A Service, Data Maintenance, Business Logic, User Interface (UI)

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Creating a Portfolio Using Weebly

      Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Content Management Systems, Web Content, Web Applications, Web Design and Development, System Configuration

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      64 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

    • Capstone MOOC for "Android App Development": Vanderbilt University
    • Sales Force Management: West Virginia University
    • Customer Insights: New Product Development Orientation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Essential English for Business Professionals: University of California, Irvine
    • Advanced Web Layouts: University of California, Davis
    • Sustainable high-end tourism: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Introduction to Python Functions: University of Colorado Boulder
    • La comunicación laboral en el siglo XXI : University of California, Irvine
    • Microsoft Azure for AI and Machine Learning: Microsoft
    • Créer un logo professionnel avec Canva: Coursera Project Network

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