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With regard to Steve Crow's comment that I stated accreditation was 'useless in sorting degree mills from legitimate on-line enterprises', you obviously did not read the context of my message (or just made this comment up).

I did not say accreditation was useless -- I intimated that a voluntary system of accreditation leaves huge holes available for exploitation by degree mills, as can clearly be seen in the U.S model.

Accreditation is extremely useful and important. Moreover, I advocate that is should be mandatory for all universities (virtual and traditional).

: -- George Brown, Researcher, Virtual Universities in Australasia (posted 10/28, 8:41 a.m., E.D.T.)

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