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    Yad Vashem

    The Final Solution to the Jewish Question

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    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Suffering and the Human Condition

    Skills you'll gain: Sociology, Social Sciences, Social Justice, Culture, Discussion Facilitation, Media and Communications, Electronic Media, World History, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Digital Marketing Landscape

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing, Digital Marketing, UI/UX Strategy, Digital Advertising, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, E-Commerce, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Video Production, Business Strategy, Brand Awareness, Web Analytics and SEO, Consumer Behaviour

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Create a Performance Summary using SnapEval

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Review, Smart Goals, Performance Appraisal, Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Performance Metric, Goal Setting, Internal Communications, Staff Management

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Leadership for Cancer Informatics Research

    Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Team Management, Record Keeping, Collaborative Software, Technical Management, Informatics, Health Informatics, Clinical Research, Diversity Awareness, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Clinical Trials, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Docker (Software)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Yale University

    Становлення сучасної України

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Geopolítica e seus Movimentos Interculturais

    Skills you'll gain: International Relations, Diplomacy, World History, Cultural Sensitivity, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Diversity, Political Sciences, European History, Governance, Economics, Economic Development

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    La industria de hidrocarburos en la transición energética

    Skills you'll gain: Oil and Gas, Petroleum Industry, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Development, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Safety Standards, Natural Resource Management, Economic Development, Environmental Policy, World History

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Keras (Neural Network Library), PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Generative AI, Network Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Algorithms

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Russia-Ukraine War: One Year Later Teach-Out

    Skills you'll gain: International Relations, Diplomacy, Cultural Responsiveness, Socioeconomics, World History, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Political Sciences, Policy Analysis, Advocacy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Foundations of NIST Cybersecurity Frameworks

    Skills you'll gain: NIST 800-53, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Security Management, Continuous Monitoring, Security Controls, System Monitoring, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Risk, Cyber Security Policies, Enterprise Security, Threat Detection, Auditing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Digital Marketing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Pay Per Click Advertising, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Analytics, Search Engine Marketing, Keyword Research, Digital Marketing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, A/B Testing, Marketing Effectiveness, Online Advertising, Data Analysis, Contextual Advertising, Big Data, Customer Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Customer Data Management, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: Yad Vashem
  • Suffering and the Human Condition: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Digital Marketing Landscape: Simplilearn
  • Create a Performance Summary using SnapEval: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Leadership for Cancer Informatics Research: Johns Hopkins University
  • Становлення сучасної України: Yale University
  • Geopolítica e seus Movimentos Interculturais: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • La industria de hidrocarburos en la transición energética: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Russia-Ukraine War: One Year Later Teach-Out: University of Michigan

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