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¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ is pleased to announce a new release in the ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄMOOC series: Contemporary Issues in World Politics, taught by Ä°lter Turan, ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ Past President, and Mehmet Ali TuÄŸtan, Assistant Professor at Istanbul Bilgi University. Previously offered on the  platform, the course has been updated and is now also available on , the biggest MOOC platform, with 175 million registered learners in 2025.

The course has been updated with AI-supported content and videos to reflect key developments that have reshaped the international order since the end of the Cold War. Learners will explore major global issues such as the rise of China and Russia, humanitarian crises, the aftermath of the Arab Spring, global terrorism, and challenges to the global commons—including climate change, pandemics, and refugee movements.

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ the ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄMOOCs Project

In a joint venture with Federica Web Learning, the Center for Multimedia Education of the University of Naples, Federico II, ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ offers ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄMOOCs, a set of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on political science meant to promote cooperative knowledge-sharing across the globe. Authored by outstanding academics from the ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ community, the ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄMOOC project provides access to a high-quality core curriculum for political scientists and students worldwide.

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄMOOC courses are available on Coursera and the edX platform. To date, 125,000 students from 190 countries have signed up for these courses. All ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄMOOC courses are open and free of charge, allowing learners to engage with the world of political science at their own pace. For a nominal fee, a certificate is issued to learners who successfully complete the coursework and assignments.

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