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Online class enrollment on the rise

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Online class enrollment on the rise

They will take them in a house. And they will take them with a mouse. And they will take them here and there. Say! They will take them anywhere!

Just like Dr. Seusss Sam-I-Am and his famous eggs and ham, all it took was a taste for college students to get hooked on online classes.

Originally expected to stop growing this year, a study shows that participation in online classes continues to build. The national survey by the Sloan Consortium shows 3.2 million students are now participating.

This is the largest study to date and its tells us online learning is growing without any sign of plateau, said Jeff Seaman, Sloan Consortiums spokesman.

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