International Open University - Tuition FREE!

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  1. AsianStew

    AsianStew Moderator Staff Member

    Haha! Made you look... you can get it tuition free, but there are semester fees...
    They have a PhD and a Masters program, but the bulk are Bachelor degrees.
    From the looks of things, they're doing the same thing UofPeople are doing.

    Here is their webpage: [deleted]
    Here is the scholarships page: [deleted]
    Their fees are per semester, it's not a per course fee and they go by a pay scale.

    Side note: They have a Dual Enrolment option for High School students too!
    Link: [deleted]
    Fees: [deleted]
     
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    AsianStew, Aug 8, 2021
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  2. Dustin

    Dustin Well-Known Member

    Oh dang, I would avoid these guys. I checked them out when they were the Islamic Online University. The organization was founded by Dr Bilal Philips who is accused of being an extremist. From Wikipedia:

     
    Dustin, Aug 9, 2021
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  3. AsianStew

    AsianStew Moderator Staff Member

    Oh! I didn't check them out well enough then! Oops... Thanks for letting me know.
     
    AsianStew, Aug 9, 2021
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  4. Rachel83az

    Rachel83az Well-Known Member

    If you poke around their site enough, you'll see that they're still using Islamic Online University on some of their pages. And you need to use a specifically Muslim proctor. Even if you don't believe that the founder is an extremist, it's hard enough to find a suitable proctor without needing to find one that is specifically of a certain faith. Unless you happen to belong to that faith in the first place.

    NationsU requires you to find your own proctor but they don't require you to use one who is Christian. An Atheist would be just fine, so long as they hold a reputable position like being a librarian.
     
    Rachel83az, Aug 9, 2021
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  5. Vonnegut

    Vonnegut Well-Known Member

    Given those updates, it may be worth deleting the links.
     
    Vonnegut, Aug 9, 2021
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  6. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Agreed, and done.
     
    SteveFoerster, Aug 9, 2021
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  7. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

    *Sees tuition-free PhD*

    *Converts to radical Islam*

    *Enrolls*
     
    LearningAddict, Aug 9, 2021
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  8. skirtlet

    skirtlet Member

    I mean, I could convert for free college... not to extremism, but if we're just talking a religion... lol
     
    skirtlet, Aug 9, 2021
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