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Online University ConsortiumFrom Researching Virtual Initiatives in EducationOr did you mean Open University of Cyprus (OUC) in Cyprus or Open University of China (OUC) in China??
Participating schools must apply for OUC evaluation, which relies on numerous quality criteria, including assessments of accreditation, faculty, investment in curriculum and program development, and student “throughput”. Certificate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees are all eligible for qualification. Based in Utah, US, OUC has qualified several hundred online degrees and certificates from dozens of providers. A Directory of Qualified Member and Participant Universities is available online at http://www.onlineuc.net/topuniv.html; specific degrees are listed at http://www.onlineuc.net/degrees.html. Of those listed, there is an emphasis on large, public US universities. The Online University Consortium Web site is at http://www.onlineuc.net/ More detailsOUC provides statistics about online degree education and enrolment trends. In 2007, it reported a 24% increase in the number of quality offerings available since 2003, and estimated that online enrolments in the US were growing at a rate of roughly 10% each year. > US
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