Here are the ten most popular new MOOCs starting in December, based on Class Central learners’ activity.

Academic writing for clarity and meaning
University of the Witwatersrand via edX
Learn principles and practices to improve your academic writing.

Machine Learning for All
University of London International Programmes via Coursera
This course is designed to introduce you to Machine Learning without needing any programming.

Developing a Systems Mindset
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
This course will highlight the urgency for you to have a systems mindset to engage complex problems for a systems perspective, meaning that you have approach problems from different angles, scales and perspectives.

What Is Contemporary Art?
The Museum of Modern Art via Coursera
What is contemporary art? In this course, you’ll explore this question through more than 70 works of art made from 1980 to the present, with a focus on art of the last decade.

Transforming Communities
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
This course focuses on communities and organizations in transition, and using the skills and new knowledge you have to lead change.

Improving Your Statistical Questions
Eindhoven University of Technology via Coursera
This course aims to help you to ask better statistical questions when performing empirical research.

Python and Machine-Learning for Asset Management with Alternative Data Sets
EDHEC Business School via Coursera
The course teaches tools such as analytics, text mining, sentiment analysis, and data visualization required to process the data in order to gain insight for financial market applications.

Human Rights and International Criminal Law: An Introduction
University of Padova via FutureLearn
Explore the connection between human rights law and international criminal law and reflect on their similarities and differences.

Data Processing and Feature Engineering with MATLAB
MathWorks via Coursera
In this course, you will build on the skills learned in Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB to lay the foundation required for predictive modeling.

Upcycling: From Green Ideas to Starting a Business
Living in Minca via FutureLearn
Explore the concept of upcycling, its link to sustainable development, and how you can start your own upcycling business.