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Business / Entrepreneurship

Imperium Academy

6-Week Business Mastery

The free course 63,000+ entrepreneurs have already taken. Six weeks, zero cost, built by a $40M founder.

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AI / Machine Learning

DeepLearning.AI x Coursera

Generative AI Foundations in 20 Hours

Free to access. 94% of learners recommend it. 20 hours over 2 weeks to understand, fine-tune, and deploy generative AI and LLMs. Built by DeepLearning.AI.

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Data Science / Analytics

IBM x Coursera

Python for Data Analysis in 2 Weeks

The free course for beginners ready to use Python with real datasets. Rated 4.7/5, with 20 hours over 2 weeks on cleaning, analysis, and prediction. Built by IBM.

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Project Management / Leadership

Google x Coursera

Google Project Management Certificate

Free to start. Rated 4.8/5. Six months at 10 hours a week to build Agile, documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Built by Google.

Certificate available.

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Finance / Markets

Yale x Coursera

Financial Markets Fundamentals

The free course for understanding markets with confidence. Rated 4.8/5, with 30 hours on risk management, behavioral finance, and financial systems.

Certificate available.

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AI / Governance

Coursera

Generative AI Ethics & Governance

Free to access. Rated 4.5/5. Three weeks to explore the ethical, technical, and societal questions shaping generative AI.

Certificate available.

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Blockchain / Web3

Princeton x Coursera

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

The free course for understanding cryptocurrency from the ground up. Rated 4.6/5, with 20 hours on Bitcoin mechanics, security, anonymity, and regulation.

Certificate available.

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Data Visualization / Analytics

HarvardX x edX

Data Science: Visualization

Free to access. Rated 4.5/5. Eight weeks of data visualization and exploratory analysis with ggplot2, using health, economics, and disease case studies.

Certificate available.

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Learning Skills / Study

OpenLearn

Learning How to Learn

This free course helps you understand your own learning style. Rated 4.3/5, with 6 hours of reflective activities for stronger study habits.

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Personal Finance / Wealth

Alison

Professional Personal Finance Advisor

The free online course for practical financial planning basics. Includes 1.5 to 3 hours on budgeting, investing, retirement, and estate planning.

Certificate available.

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Health / Fitness

Udemy

Nutrition & Fitness Masterclass

Free to access. Rated 4.3/5. A 2.5 hour fitness and nutrition masterclass for building a practical plan with trainer-style guidance.

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Communication / Public Speaking

OpenLearn

Talk the Talk

The free course for clearer, more confident presentations. Rated 4.8/5, with 12 hours on structure, body language, voice, and audience connection.

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Productivity / Time Management

Udemy

A Mini Course on Time Management

Free to access. Rated 4.5/5. A 37 minute mini-course with seven practical steps for improving focus, productivity, and daily time management.

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Writing / Creativity

Udemy

Starting to Write

The free course for building a steady writing habit. Rated 4.6/5, with 48 minutes of practical exercises for sketches, senses, and first drafts.

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Machine Learning / AI

MITx x edX

Machine Learning with Python

Free to access. Rated 4.8/5. Fifteen weeks of hands-on Python projects covering classification, regression, clustering, and deep learning.

Certificate available.

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Machine Learning / Data Science

Harvard x edX

Building Machine Learning Models

The free course for building machine learning models step by step. Rated 4.4/5, with 8 weeks on cross-validation, algorithms, and recommendations.

Certificate available.

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Math / Optimization

Stanford x edX

Convex Optimization

Free to access. Rated 2.5/5. Eight weeks on convex sets, duality, least-squares, and optimization methods used across engineering, statistics, and finance.

Certificate available.

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Economics / Development

Oxford x Class Central

From Poverty to Prosperity

The free course for exploring how countries move from poverty to prosperity. Rated 4.9/5, with 6 weeks on government, society, and development paths.

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Mental Health / Wellbeing

Class Central

Young People and Mental Health

Free to access. Rated 4.6/5. Five weeks for young people to understand common mental health challenges and practical ways to manage wellbeing.

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Systems Thinking / Leadership

ETHx x edX

Beyond Systems Thinking

The free course for navigating complex change. Rated 4.6/5, with 6 weeks on systems thinking, uncertainty, and regenerative leadership.

Certificate available.

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