Open Universities around the world

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Wikipedia has a list of open universities.

I checked out the prices of some of these international open universities for international students. Some of them seem like pretty good deals!

• University of South Africa: USD $1,000 for a research-based masters degree; coursework programs cost more
  
• Open University of Kenya: ~USD $2,500 for a four-year degree (options include mathematics, computer science, and economics); ~$1,500 for a masters; ~$2,500 for PhD
  
• Zimbabwe Open University: >USD $2000 per year for a PhD (minimum 3 years)
  
• Indira Gandhi National Open University: ~USD $1000 - $3,500 for a bachelors degree, depending on subject; ~$1,500 to >$4,000 for a masters, depending on subject
  
• Open University of Sri Lanka: prices vary widely from ~USD $900 to $11,000 for bachelors and masters degrees
  
• Korea National Open University: >USD $2,000 for a bachelors degree; programs are in Korean, although they do have a degree in the English language
  
• Open University: >GBP 20,000 for a bachelors degree, ~GBP 10,000 or less for a masters degree
  

University of South Africa: $1,000 is the dissertation fee only. There are also module and paper fees (charged per module and per paper). An MBA at Unisa, for example, would run you around $14,000.

Other degrees are cheaper than the MBA. What is your point?

I'm South African. I studied at Unisa so I have first-hand experience of how their fee structure works. You won't find any Masters in South Africa, let alone at Unisa, for $1,000. Not sure why you feel the need to be defensive.