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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Australian university outsourcing: how can I tell if my online course is being run by a third party?

woman studying at laptop
It can be difficult to tell if your online course is being run by a university, or out sourced to an online program management company. Photograph: Vichien Petchmai/Getty Images

Hundreds of courses at Australian universities are being outsourced for-profit companies, a Guardian Australia investigation has revealed.

The third-party online program management companies, or OPMs, are becoming increasingly common, with debate under way as to whether they are streamlining education or potentially misleading students and charging excessive fees.

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