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      University of Colorado Boulder

      The Social Media Landscape

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Media Strategy, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Shared Media, Persuasive Communication, Integrated Marketing Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Earned Media, Owned Media, Paid media, Content Creation, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Customer Engagement

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Fudan University

      微影人的自我修养

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Video Production, Storyboarding, Writing and Editing, Performing Arts, Video Editing, Photography, Creativity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      47 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      MathWorks

      Modeling and Simulation with Simulink

      Skills you'll gain: Simulation and Simulation Software, Control Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering Analysis, Systems Analysis, Systems Engineering, Test Case, Systems Design, Performance Tuning, Matlab

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Legal Researchers: Accelerating Case Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Legal Research, Anthropic Claude, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Legal Writing, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Data Ethics, Case Law, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Marketing with Pictory.AI: Create and Edit Videos

      Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Video Production, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Presentations, Marketing, Storytelling, Multimedia, Branding, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Aptly

      Search Advertising with Google

      Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Advertising Campaigns, Content Performance Analysis, Pay Per Click Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Performance Metric, Campaign Management, Performance Analysis, Keyword Research, Performance Measurement, Bidding, Digital Advertising, Web Analytics, Registration, Advertising, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Test Planning, Copywriting

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Diseño de instrucción por enfoque de Grandes Ideas

      Skills you'll gain: Education Software and Technology, Learning Management Systems, Design Strategies, Software Design, Systems Analysis, User Centered Design, Requirements Analysis, Virtual Environment, Quality Assurance, Technology Strategies, Digital Communications, Technical Writing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      138 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Generative AI for Keyword Research

      Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Generative AI, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Search Engine Marketing, Prompt Engineering, Competitive Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      33 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Dartmouth College

      The American Renaissance and Herman Melville

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Writing, World History, Liberal Arts, Political Sciences

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      Exam Prep: HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate (003)

      Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS CloudFormation, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platforms, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon S3, Version Control

      3.2
      Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Clean and analyze social media usage data with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Matplotlib, Marketing Analytics, Web Scraping, Social Media Marketing, Python Programming, Social Media, Pandas (Python Package), Text Mining, Trend Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Seaborn, Content Performance Analysis, Jupyter

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Crea Videos para Redes Sociales con PicsArt

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Social Media Content, Collaborative Software, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Video Editing, Social Media, Marketing Materials, Marketing, Graphic Design, Photo Editing

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular content writing courses

    • The Social Media Landscape: University of Colorado Boulder
    • 微影人的自我修养: Fudan University
    • Modeling and Simulation with Simulink : MathWorks
    • GenAI for Legal Researchers: Accelerating Case Analysis: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Marketing with Pictory.AI: Create and Edit Videos: Coursera Project Network
    • Search Advertising with Google: Aptly
    • Diseño de instrucción por enfoque de Grandes Ideas: Universidad de los Andes
    • Generative AI for Keyword Research: Coursera Instructor Network
    • The American Renaissance and Herman Melville: Dartmouth College
    • Exam Prep: HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate (003): Whizlabs

    Why Learn Content Writing?

    Content writing is the craft of producing written material that informs, educates, or inspires an audience—whether for digital marketing, journalism, education, or branding. It combines research, structure, and tone to connect ideas with readers. Learning content writing can help you communicate effectively, build an online presence, and support business or creative goals.

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