University of Baltimore joins British Open University

MARYLAND UNIVERSITY JOINS BRITISH OPEN UNIVERSITY
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In February, British distance-education provider Open University
announced that it would close its subsidiary, the United States Open
University, this summer. After the closure was announced, some of the
institutions involved in the U.S. Open University, such as Northampton
County Area Community College, were able to find new partners quickly.
Others, however, including the University of Maryland-Baltimore County
(UMBC), were left without a distance-education partner. After looking
for partner options in America, the school received an offer to join
Open University, the British parent organization of the
soon-to-be-closed U.S. Open University. Despite initial hesitation at
working again with Open University, UMBC expects to finalize the
arrangement within about a month. UMBC initially joined Open University
for help in offering a master's degree in information systems online.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 22 May 2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/05/2002052201u.htm

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