Here are the 20 most popular free online university courses and massive open online courses (MOOCs) starting in July 2023, based on Class Central learners’ activity.

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Essential Skills for Your Career Development
University of Leeds via Coursera
Explore professional career development methods to get your career on track and achieve success.

Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT
Vanderbilt University via Coursera
This course introduces students to the patterns and approaches for writing effective prompts for large language models.

Social Media & Marketing – Jagdish Sheth
University System of Georgia via Coursera
Technology has always impacted marketing, especially in areas such as branding, packaging, distribution, and retailing. It has also impacted advertising and promotion.

Decision Making – How to Choose the Right Problem to Solve
University of Leeds via Coursera
Life is full of problems. The question is, which problems do you try to solve first and how? Learn powerful decision-making methods and how to cultivate problem-solving skills for a range of issues we all face in the workplace and beyond.

Cyber Security and Privacy
Indian Institute of Technology Madras via Swayam
This course introduces to management students the concepts, technologies, practices and challenges associated with cybersecurity as applied in organizations.
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Systems Engineering and Program Management
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
This course teaches the learner how to apply Systems Engineering to the overall management of a complex program. This includes tailoring the systems engineering process to the specific needs of a particular program.

Introduction to Programming
Birla Institute Of Technology And Science–Pilani (BITS–Pilani) via Coursera
This course aims to prepare you for problem solving through programming. In this course, you’ll be introduced to the C Programming Language.

Business To Business Marketing (B2B)
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee via Swayam
This course aims at building a strong theoretical base as well as enhances the learner’s knowledge on designing successful business strategies and programs.

Advanced Business Decision Support Systems
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur via Swayam
Big Data analytics has been recognised as one of the key elements of Industry 4.0 because it offers insightful information for managing smart factories.

The Neuroscience of Personal Excellence
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
The focus of this course is developing your personal excellence to lead oneself better. We start with a journey through your brain and nervous system to give you a basic understanding of how the system works.

Health Informatics for Healthcare Professionals
Northeastern University via Coursera
In this course, you will have an opportunity to explore concepts and topics related to the design and management of health information systems.

Smart Structures
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur via Swayam
This course will cover four different smart materials namely piezoelectric materials, shape memory alloys, electro and magnetorheological fluids.

Engineering and Product Design Processes
Arizona State University via Coursera
In this short course, you will learn how engineering design processes and product design processes are carried out. You will also be familiar with the main goal of each design process, as well as their similarities and differences.

DevOps, DataOps, MLOps
Duke University via Coursera
Learn how to apply Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) to solve real-world problems. The course covers end-to-end solutions with Artificial Intelligence (AI) pair programming using technologies like GitHub Copilot to build solutions for machine learning (ML) and AI applications.

Python Essentials for MLOps
Duke University via Coursera
Python Essentials for MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) is a course designed to provide learners with the fundamental Python skills needed to succeed in an MLOps role.

3D Printing Technology Deep Dive and Use Cases
Arizona State University via Coursera
In this short course, you will learn about the working principles, applications, and limitations of various 3D printing technologies. After the course, you will be familiar with how to choose the right 3D printing technology to create proper prototypes.

Ethics in Engineering
University of Michigan via Coursera
On this four-week course, you’ll examine different historical case studies and understand how they led to classic engineering failures.

Space Safety
Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich) via Coursera
How can we prevent satellites from colliding? How can satellites be protected from meteorite impacts? How important are satellites in today’s age? How safe are astronauts on the ISS and why does their research help mankind in general? What happens with space debris distributed in orbit?

Sustainable Urban Water Systems
Politecnico di Milano via Coursera
The MOOC “Sustainable Urban Water Systems” aims to provide knowledge about modern and sustainable solutions for urban water management in water-sensitive cities. The focus is on stormwater control and water supply strategies for the mitigation of effects on the water cycles due to human settlements and climate change.

Computational Neuroscience
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur via Swayam
Computational Neuroscience is the fundamental subject to provide quantitative understanding of information processing by neurons in the brain.