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If you’ve always wanted to know more about the principles of business, accounting, and economics—especially now that the world economy is in a constant state of flux—but can’t commit time and money to full-time college classes, free online business courses may be the answer.Below you’ll find a list of 20 free online business courses with accredited American universities; you can choose which courses you take, when you take them, when you study, and even when you’re finished with them.
And best of all, they’re free!
20 Free Online Business Courses
Accounting – Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; learn accounting principles through the use of scorecards instead of jargon.
Behavioral Economics and Finance – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); where psychological evidence meets economics.
Capitalism and Its Critics – MIT; theories of Ayn Rand, Karl Marx, Max Weber, and others are covered.
Economic History – MIT; a “comprehensive survey of world economic history.”
Economic Analysis - Macro – University of California-Berkley; webcasts on variables, growth, flexible-price, sticky-price, and more.
Economics and E-commerce – MIT; largely focuses on specific e-industries, but also covers more broad economic topics as well.
Economics and Psychology – MIT; analyzes how concepts like rational choice and equilibrium are affected by psychological phenomena.
Game Theory – MIT; for more advanced learners, this course covers old and new game theory concepts from repeated games to heterogeneous priors.
Industrial Organization and Public Policy – MIT; analyzes how firms operate within markets.
International Economics I – MIT; graduate-level course that discusses international trade, foreign investment, and commercial policy.
Labor Economics I – MIT; deals with labor supply and demand, human capital, wages, immigration, unemployment, and more.
Macroeconomic Theory I – MIT; introduction to economic growth theories.
Microeconomic Theory I – MIT; graduate-level course on microeconomic theory.
Monopoly and Cartels – Carnegie Mellon University; explores the importance of competition in the market.
Public Economics – MIT; examines the government’s role in the economy.
Sales – Kutztown; teaches you how to pinpoint the best sales strategy for maximum results.
Special Topics in Economics: The Challenge of World Poverty – MIT; economists’ views on world poverty.
Starting a Business – Kutztown; “self-paced, online small business primer course.”
Statistical Method in Economics – MIT; covers basic principles of statistical theory.
Supply and Demand – Carnegie Mellon; allows you to put economic theories in practice through experiments.
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Guest post submitted by freelance writer Michelle Fabio, who writes at OnlineEducation.net, a comprehensive online education resource.
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