Monday, February 27, 2023

Isn’t it time to shut down the fake credentials industry? - Mark Ashwill, University World News

Given the potential for misuse and damage to the public interest, isn’t it time for an official look at an industry whose products are a licence to commit professional fraud? While the US certainly isn’t the only nation of hustlers in the world, it is a leader in the provision of substandard education through rogue providers, confirming my oft-repeated statement that the country exports some of the world’s best and worst education. The US is also a world leader in the production and distribution of fake education credentials, confirming Alexis de Tocqueville’s prescient statement about value and money.