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Not many, not at the prices charged by universities today. Thanks to MOOCs , many people around the world are patching together a college-level education by taking classes from Brown, Penn, UVA, Harvard and other respected universities. Tagged: Association , Education , Future , Innovation , Professional Development.
Besides other associations, you now have online professional platforms like LinkedIn (now owned by Microsoft) and Udacity to worry about, plus all the MOOCs like Coursera and EdX. Search for innovative product concepts. Overturn traditional assumptions about price/performance relationships.
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MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses): Offered by elite educational institutions, these courses can accommodate thousands of students, democratizing access to top-tier education. Affordability: Often more cost-effective than traditional courses, online education provides quality learning without the hefty price tag.
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