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Beware of long-lasting effects of long-distance diploma mill

You want to get ahead in your field so you are considering a distance-learning opportunity.

But before you spend the time and money to get a higher education degree through correspondence courses or the Internet, make sure you aren't becoming a victim of fraud. The country has more than 2,600 diploma mills that will take your money and, after little or no work on your part, give you a useless "degree."

So warns John Bear, co-author of the new book "Degree Mills."

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Article source: Omaha World Herald

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