University of the People - where students get free degrees

By Jane Wakefield. Ali Patrik Eid is a happy man right now. A few weeks ago he graduated from a university that he didn't pay a penny for. He didn't even have to show up for lectures.
And when his wife gave birth to twins shortly after he started his course in business management, it was no problem for him to take six months off to help take care of them. More...