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Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 150 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

Michigan State University have partnered with Coursera to deliver online courses to learners across the globe.

Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from Michigan State University:

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• Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR | Coursera
• Game Design and Development | Coursera
• Become a Journalist: Report the News! | Coursera
• Cameras, Exposure, and Photography | Coursera
• Design and Make Infographics (Project-Centered Course) | Coursera
• Introduction to Game Development | Coursera
• Getting Started With Music Theory | Coursera
• How to Start Your Own Business | Coursera
• Art for Games | Coursera
• What is news? | Coursera
• Transmedia Writing | Coursera
• Script Writing: Write a Pilot Episode for a TV or Web Series (Project-Centered Course) | Coursera
• Getting Your Film off the Ground | Coursera
• Camera Control | Coursera
• Pixel Art for Video Games | Coursera
• Gathering and Developing the News | Coursera
• Developing An Entrepreneurial Mindset: First Step Towards Success | Coursera
• Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production | Coursera
• Business of Games and Entrepreneurship | Coursera

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Information about the World University Rankings
World university rankings can be used as an indicator of a university's prospects and prestige. Ranking publishers use different performance indicators such as teaching quality, research quality or the ratio of staff to students to place higher education institutions in order of success and impact. Results across the different rankings will vary according to the measures used and the importance they place on the different performance indicators.

The rankings listed above are taken from three of the most trusted World University Rankings publishers with the addition of the first ever World University Rankings by MOOC Performance published by MoocLab.

Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE)
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings focus on 5 core areas: Teaching (30%); Research (30%); Citations (30%); International outlook (7.5%); and Industry Income (2.5%). See their methodology

QS World University Rankings (QS)
The QS World University Rankings evaluate universities based on Academic Reputation (40%), Employer Reputation (10%), Faculty/Student Ratio (20%), Citations per faculty (20%), International Faculty Ratio and International Student Ratio (5%). See their methodology

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks universities according to Quality of Education (30%), Quality of Faculty (40%), Research Output (20%), and Per Capita Performance (10%). See their methodology

World University Rankings by MOOC Performance (WURMP)
MoocLab's World University Rankings by MOOC Performance rank universities based on 5 performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across the number of MOOCs provided (10%), the provision of learning pathways (15%), micro-credentials (20%), degrees (20%) and the institution's average world ranking (35%). See the methodology