The outcomes of educating foreign students at German universities falls behind stakeholder expectations. While foreign students are typically interested in staying in Germany to work, two-thirds do not succeed in securing full-time employment. This paper introduces the Employability Skills MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) that aims at alleviating this problem by using a scalable online medium to enhance especially foreign learners' competencies needed for career success in Germany. The paper reviews the course concept and design, learner perceptions of the design, as well as the MOOC development project. The paper concludes by summarising lessons learned during the project emphasising modular course design, interactive exercises, practices to enhance teacher presence, and early course promotion via a variety of channels.

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