– Pushpa Sathish, Staff Writer

This is a scam too, but there’s a difference here. The fraudsters are offering you a degree in “Life Experience,” which is basically the sum total of what you are today. So you earn a degree for being, well, just you.

Life experience credits do exist and do count towards some degrees offered in legitimate schools, says Judith Eaton, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. They usually take into account a form of competency testing, with documentation and reviews as proof of credits earned.

And get this – there are nearly 2,000 bodies that are in the business of handing out fake life experience degrees all over the world. Some of them have websites that are plagiarized from legit schools, while others claim to be accredited by the World Online Education Accrediting Commission. Guess the fake degree providers feel the use of the word “World” gives an air of authenticity to the whole affair!

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