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courses produced in-house with big names but also allows outside instructors to
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catalog—a very good deal. There’s also a free, ad-supported version of
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make a donation to the site if you want to support it.
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music, and teaching and academics. Each category is further divided into
subcategories.
While we were testing the site, Udemy gave us access to six courses. Most of
these covered professional development topics such as embracing a culture of
feedback, public speaking, and uncovering unconscious bias. We asked for at
least one course on software skills, too, and we were given a beginner
Photoshop CC class.