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Fake Internet Colleges and False Credentialing: A Worldwide Epidemic
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By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team  |  October 12, 2009   
 
Diploma mills and other forms of online education fraud aren't just a problem within the United States. Diploma Mill Police

As Judith Eaton, director of the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), states:

"Degree mills and false credentialing are a serious problem worldwide, harming students, society and legitimate higher education."

Internet diploma mills also represent a growing global problem, one that is being emboldened by several factors. 
Learn more about worldwide epidemic of online diploma and degree mills
 
Degrees of Shame: Top Ten Online College Diploma Mill Cases
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By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team  |  September 20, 2009   
 
Over the past decade, thousands of people in the U.S. and around the world have bought fake online college degrees. The lure: earn your degree—fast and cheap. No tests required! The only graduation requirement: a valid credit card.
Read the top 10 online college diploma mill abuses
 
Unrecognized, Fake and Dubious Online College Accrediting Agencies
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Here is a list of 30-plus agencies that claim to accredit a variety of online and distance learning college degree programs.

NONE of these accrediting agencies are recognized as college accreditors in the U.S. by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation or the U.S. Department of Education. As such, colleges claiming “accreditation” by these agencies are not widely accepted as valid providers of higher education online and should be approached with great caution if online college credibility is important to you.
View list of unrecognized, fake and dubious online college accrediting agencies
 
Distance Learning, College Accreditation & Online Degrees: The Facts
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By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst  |  February 13, 2009   
 

Accreditation provides for the independent review of education programs for the purpose of determining if that education is of uniform and sound quality.
College accreditation is important if you want to have a public record of your learning that will be widely accepted by employers, professional associations and other colleges and universities.
Learn more about what to look for when evaluating online school accreditation
 
GetEducated.com's Top 10 Signs: College Degree or Diploma Mill
Diploma Mill Police - Accreditation Verification  >  Online Degrees - Credibility & Employer Perception
By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst  |  February 02, 2009   
 
Diploma mills, also known as degree mills, are bogus universities that sell college diplomas—the piece of paper itself—rather than the educational experience. Diploma mills literally crank out paper diplomas to anyone who pays the requested "tuition.”
Many maintain impressive-looking websites. All of them advertise heavily online.
To protect yourself, you need to look behind the curtain. In other words, flip past the flashy graphics on the fancy website for the name of the school’s accreditation agency.
Read more to learn the top signs you are dealing with a degree mill
 


 
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