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    Explore American history from colonization to the present. Understand key events, figures, and movements that shaped the nation.

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      University of New Mexico

      Curanderismo: Global & Cultural Influences of Traditional Healing

      Skills you'll gain: World Music, Cultural Sensitivity, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Ancient History, World History, Pharmacology, Music

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Launch an auto-scaling AWS EC2 virtual machine

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, Virtual Machines, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Scalability

      4.6
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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      The Chinese University of Hong Kong

      Religious Transformation in Early China: the Period of Division

      Skills you'll gain: Culture, Ancient History, Cultural Diversity, World History, Liberal Arts, Social Studies, Anthropology, Storytelling

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Introducción al control de versiones con Git y GitHub

      Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Version Control, GitHub, Software Versioning, Software Development Tools

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: Comedy, Conflict, and Community

      Skills you'll gain: Performing Arts, Community Development, Liberal Arts, Cultural Diversity, Social Sciences, Psychology, Storytelling, Creativity, Conflict Management, Student Engagement

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Our Share: Employee Ownership as a Wealth Sharing Tool

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Engagement, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Compensation Management, Socioeconomics, Entrepreneurship, Compensation and Benefits, Business Valuation, Collaboration, Economic Development, Business Modeling, Business Economics, Governance, Succession Planning, Business Transformation, Leadership and Management, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Business Development, Business Research

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Houston

      Value-Based Care: Reimbursement Models

      Skills you'll gain: Medical Billing and Coding, ICD Coding (ICD-9/ICD-10), Health Information Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Care Management, Payment Systems, Health Care, Health Policy, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Medicare, Risk Management, Public Health

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      American Psychological Association

      Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness

      Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Resilience, Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Cultural Diversity, Empathy, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Relationship Building, Mindfulness, Research

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Notre Dame

      Sacred Texts in Dialogue: Exploring the Bible and the Qur'an

      Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, Culture, World History, Research, Cultural Diversity, Liberal Arts

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Computing, Ethics, and Society Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Cybersecurity, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Information Technology, Media and Communications, AI Personalization, Artificial Intelligence, Social Studies, Algorithms, Data Collection

      Build toward a degree

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      The Foundation of Video Editing

      Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Post-Production, Video Production, Editing, Storytelling, Art History

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Dartmouth College

      The American Renaissance and Herman Melville

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, World History, Writing, Research, Liberal Arts, Cultural Diversity

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Curanderismo: Global & Cultural Influences of Traditional Healing : University of New Mexico
    • Launch an auto-scaling AWS EC2 virtual machine: Coursera Project Network
    • Religious Transformation in Early China: the Period of Division: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Introducción al control de versiones con Git y GitHub: Universidad de los Andes
    • William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: Comedy, Conflict, and Community: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Our Share: Employee Ownership as a Wealth Sharing Tool: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
    • Value-Based Care: Reimbursement Models: University of Houston
    • Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness: American Psychological Association
    • Sacred Texts in Dialogue: Exploring the Bible and the Qur'an: The University of Notre Dame
    • Computing, Ethics, and Society Foundations: University of Colorado Boulder

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