Region Country Institution Type Notes Website

Africa Algeria Université de

University
TlemcenDistance
(E-learning)
SelectedDivision
distance
[Link]
offerings.
Africa Botswana Botswana Open National
University
Open/Distance
Formerly
(BOU)Botswana
[Link]
UniversityCollege of Distance and Open Learning (BOCODOL).
Africa Cameroon University ofUniversity
Buea (OpenDistance
Distance
& Distance
Division
and [Link]
e-learning
Learning) units.
Africa Eswatini Eswatini University
University(IDE)
Distance
InstituteDivision
of [Link]
Distance Education (at UNESWA).
Africa Ethiopia Addis AbabaUniversity
UniversityDistance
Selected
(Continuing Division
distance/continuing
[Link]
& Distance Education) offerings.
Africa Ethiopia St. Mary’s University
University(Distance
Distance
Private university
Education)
Division
[Link]
with distance programs.
Africa Ghana Kwame Nkrumah
University
University
Distance
IDL coordinates
of Science
Division
[Link]
&
distance/blended
Technology (Instituteprogrammes.
of Distance Learning)
Africa Ghana University ofUniversity
Ghana (Distance
Distance
CollegeEducation)
of
Division
Education
[Link]
runs distance programmes.
Africa Kenya Kenyatta University
University Digital
Distance
Digital
School
School
Division
[Link]
of Virtual & Open Learning.
Africa Kenya University ofUniversity
Nairobi (Open,
Distance
UoN’sDistance
ODeL
Division
[Link]
offers
and e-Learning
distance modes.- ODeL)
Africa Mauritius Open University
National
of Mauritius
Open/Distance
Public (OUM)
open[Link]
university;
University online and blended.
Africa Morocco Université Mohammed
University Distance
Selected
V (E-learning)
Division
distance
[Link]
offerings.
Africa Namibia Namibia University
Universityof Science
Distance
Distance and
Division
& part-time
Technology
[Link]
through
(CentreCOLL
for Open
(now and
Centre
Lifelong
for Open
Learning)
& Lifelong Learnin
Africa Namibia University ofUniversity
Namibia (Centre
Distance
Distance for
Division
andOpen,
[Link]
online
Distance
programmes
and eLearning,
via CODeL.
CODeL)
Africa Nigeria National Open
National
University
Open/Distance
Public
of Nigeria
open[Link]
university
(NOUN)
Universitywith study centres nationwide.
Africa Rwanda University ofUniversity
Rwanda (Open,
Distance
ODeL for Distance
Division
flexible
[Link]
and
study.
eLearning)
Africa Sierra LeoneNjala University
University
(Distance
Distance
Distance
Education)
Division
centres
[Link]
in-country.
Africa South AfricaUniversity ofNational
South Africa
Open/Distance
Largest
(UNISA)distance
[Link]
University
university in Africa.
Africa Sudan Open University
National
of Sudan
Open/Distance
Public open university.
University
Africa Tanzania Open UniversityNational
of Tanzania
Open/Distance
Public(OUT)
open[Link]
university,
University flexible distance modes.
Africa Uganda Makerere University
University(Open,
Distance
College-based
Distance
Division
[Link]
and
ODeL. E-Learning - ODeL)
Africa Zambia University ofUniversity
Zambia (Distance
Distance
InstituteEducation)
Division
of [Link]
Distance Education.
Africa Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Open National
University
Open/Distance
Public (ZOU)
open[Link]
university
Universitywith regional centres.
Americas Argentina UniversidadPrivate Siglo 21Online
LargeUniversity
private [Link]
online university.
Americas Brazil UniversidadeNational
Aberta Open
doNetwork
Brasil
University
(UAB)
offering
[Link]
System
distance degrees via public universities.
Americas Canada Athabasca University
National Open/Distance
Canada’s open [Link]
University
university.
Americas Canada Royal RoadsUniversity
UniversityDistance
Public
(Onlineuniversity
&
Division
Blended)
[Link]
with strong online programs.
Americas Canada Thompson Rivers
Open Learning
University,
Open Division
Open
Learning [Link]
Learning
arm of(TRU-OL)
TRU.
Americas Canada TÉLUQ (Télé-université,
Online University
French-language
UQ network) [Link]
online university in Québec.
Americas Chile UniversidadUniversity
de Chile (online/blended
Distance
Representative
Division
[Link]
programmes)
example of Chilean online offerings.
Americas Colombia UniversidadNational NacionalOpen/Distance
Abierta
Colombia’sy a Distancia
[Link]
national
University(UNAD)
distance university.
Americas Costa Rica UniversidadNationalEstatal aOpen/Distance
Distancia
Costa Rica’s (UNED)
[Link]
national
University distance university.
Americas Dominican Republic
UniversidadOpen
Abierta
University
para
Private
Adultos open (UAPA)
[Link]
university focused on adults.
Americas Ecuador UniversidadPrivate TécnicaUniversity
Particular
Pioneer(Distance
de
of Loja
distance
[Link]
(UTPL)
heritage)
education in Ecuador.
Americas Mexico UNAM (SUAyED)
University Distance
UNAM’sDivisionOpen[Link]
University & Distance Education System.
Americas Mexico UniversidadNational
Abierta yOnline
aFederal
Distancia
University
online
de[Link]
México
university.
(UnADM)
Americas Panama UniversidadNational Abierta yOpen/Distance
aPublic
Distancia
distance
de[Link]
University
Panamá
university.
(UNADP)
Americas Paraguay UniversidadUniversityNacional deDistance
Selected
Asunción Division
distance/blended
(distance
[Link]
initiatives)
programmes.
Americas Peru UniversidadUniversity
Peruana de Distance
Representative
CienciasDivision
Aplicadas
[Link]
of Peru’s
(UPC online
Online)degrees.
Americas United States Arizona State
University
University
Distance
Extensive
(ASU Online)
Division
online
[Link]
degrees.
Americas United States Penn State World
University
Campus
Distance
Pennsylvania Division
[Link]
State University’s online campus.
Americas United States University ofUniversity
Florida Online
Distance
Fully(UFonline
Division
Online)
[Link]
undergraduate degrees.
Americas United States Western Governors
NonprofitUniversity
Online
Competency-based,
University
(WGU) [Link]
fully online.
Americas Uruguay UniversidadUniversity de la República
Distance
Selected(distance
Division
distance
[Link]
initiatives)
programmes.
Americas Venezuela UniversidadNational NacionalOpen/Distance
Abierta
Venezuela’s
(UNA)[Link]
national
University distance university.
Asia-Pacific Australia Charles Sturt University
UniversityDistance
Large
(CSU)portfolio
Division
[Link]
of online degrees.
Asia-Pacific Australia Deakin University
University
(Cloud
Distance
Extensive
Campus) Division
online
[Link]
delivery.
Asia-Pacific Australia Open Universities
Consortium/Platform
Australia
Aggregates
(OUA) [Link]
online degrees from Australian universities.
Asia-Pacific Australia University ofUniversity
New England
Distance
Historic
(UNE) leader
Division
[Link]
in distance ed in Australia.
Asia-Pacific Australia University ofUniversity
SouthernDistance
Queensland
Strong distance/online
Division
[Link]
(UniSQ) focus.
Asia-Pacific BangladeshBangladeshNational
Open University
Open/Distance
Bangladesh’s
(BOU)[Link]
University
national open university.
Asia-Pacific Bhutan Royal University
University
of Bhutan
Distance
Selected
(online/blended
Division
distance/blended
[Link]
programmes)
offerings.
Asia-Pacific China (Mainland)
The Open University
National Open/Distance
of Formerly
China (OUC) China
[Link]
University
Central Radio & TV University.
Asia-Pacific Hong Kong, Hong
ChinaKong Metropolitan
Public University
Formerly
University
(Open Open
[Link]
heritage)
(HKMU)
University of Hong Kong (OUHK).
Asia-Pacific India Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
State OpenOpen State
University
University
open university
[Link]
(BRAOU) (Telangana).
Asia-Pacific India Indira Gandhi
National
NationalOpen/Distance
One
OpenofUniversity
the world’s
[Link]
University
(IGNOU)
largest open universities.
Asia-Pacific India Karnataka State
StateOpen
OpenUniversity
State
University
open(KSOU)
university
[Link]
(Karnataka).
Asia-Pacific India Madhya Pradesh
State Open
Bhoj Open
State
University
University
open university
[Link]
(MPBOU) (Madhya Pradesh).
Asia-Pacific India Netaji Subhas
State
OpenOpenUniversity
State
University
open(NSOU)
university
[Link]
(West Bengal).
Asia-Pacific India Tamil Nadu State
OpenOpen
University
State
University
(TNOU)
open university
[Link]
(Tamil Nadu).
Asia-Pacific India Uttar Pradesh
State
Rajarshi
Open Tandon
State
University
openOpen university
[Link]
University(Uttar
(UPRTOU)
Pradesh).
Asia-Pacific India UttarakhandState
Open Open
University
State
University
open
(UOU) university
[Link]
(Uttarakhand).
Asia-Pacific India Yashwantrao State
Chavan
Open Maharashtra
State
University
open university
[Link]
Open University
(Maharashtra).
(YCMOU)
Asia-Pacific Indonesia Universitas National
Terbuka (UT)Open/Distance
Indonesia’s [Link]
national
Universityopen university.
Asia-Pacific Japan The Open University
National Open/Distance
of Japan’s
Japan (OUJ) national
[Link]
University
distance university.
Asia-Pacific Malaysia Open UniversityOpenMalaysia
University
Private
(OUM) not-for-profit
[Link]
open university.
Asia-Pacific Malaysia Wawasan Open OpenUniversity
University
Private
(WOU) not-for-profit
[Link]
open university.
Asia-Pacific Mongolia Mongolian University
University of Distance
Representative
ScienceDivision
& [Link]
Technology
example(e-learning)
of online offerings.
Asia-Pacific Nepal Nepal OpenNational
UniversityOpen/Distance
(NOU)
Public open[Link]
university
Universityin Nepal.
Asia-Pacific New Zealand Massey University
University(Distance)
Distance
New Zealand’s Division
[Link]
major distance provider.
Asia-Pacific New Zealand Open Polytechnic
Polytechnic
| Te Pūkenga
National
(Distance) distance
[Link]
polytechnic (within Te Pūkenga network).
Asia-Pacific Pakistan Allama IqbalNational
Open University
Open/Distance
Pakistan’s(AIOU) national
[Link]
University
open university.
Asia-Pacific Pakistan Virtual University
Nationalof Pakistan
Online
Government-run
University
(VU) [Link]
online university.
Asia-Pacific Philippines University ofOpen
the Philippines
University
Constituent
Open University
[Link]
of UP System (UPOU)
focused on distance ed.
Asia-Pacific Singapore Singapore University
Autonomous ofFlexible,
Social
University
Sciences
applied
[Link]
(SUSS)
programmes; strong part-time/online.
Asia-Pacific South KoreaKorea National
National
OpenOpen/Distance
University
Korea’s national
(KNOU)
[Link]
University
open university.
Asia-Pacific Sri Lanka The Open University
National Open/Distance
of Sri
Sri Lanka’s
Lanka (OUSL)national
[Link]
University
open university.
Asia-Pacific Taiwan National Open
National
University
Open/Distance
Taiwan’s
(NOU) national[Link]
University
open university.
Asia-Pacific Taiwan Open University
Municipal
of Kaohsiung
Open
City open
University
university;
[Link]
adult/continuing focus.
Asia-Pacific Thailand Sukhothai Thammathirat
National Open/Distance
Thailand’s
Open University
national
[Link]
University
(STOU)
open university.
Asia-Pacific Vietnam Hanoi OpenOpen University
University
Public open[Link]
university in Hanoi.
Asia-Pacific Vietnam Ho Chi MinhOpen City Open
University
Public
Universityopen[Link]
university in HCMC.
Europe Austria Johannes Kepler
University
University
Distance
Selected
LinzDivision
(distance
online
[Link]
programmes.
elements via JKU Online)
Europe Belgium Open Universiteit
National (Flemish
Open/Distance
Dutch study
OU centres)
operates
[Link]
University
in Flanders/Belgium
(NL-based) as well.
Europe Cyprus Open University
National
of Cyprus
Open/Distance
Public open[Link]
university
Universityin Cyprus.
Europe Czechia Czech Technical
University
University
Distance
Representative
(blended/online
Division
[Link]
of Czech
programmes)
online offerings.
Europe Denmark Aarhus University
University
(online/part-time)
Distance
RepresentativeDivision
[Link]
of Danish online offerings.
Europe Finland Open University
System/Pathway
PathwaysAll Finnish
(multiple universities
[Link]
universities)offer open university routes; distance-heavy.
Europe France CNAM (Conservatoire
Public University/Institute
National
Extensive des
distance/online
[Link]
Arts et Métiers) programmes.
Europe France CNED (CentreState
National
Distance
National
d’Enseignement
Education distance
[Link]
Agency
àeducation
Distance) organization (not a university) with HE pathway
Europe Germany FernUniversität National
in Hagen
Open/Distance
Germany’s public [Link]
University
distance university.
Europe Greece Hellenic Open
National
University
Open/Distance
Greece’s
(HOU) public [Link]
University
open university.
Europe Ireland Dublin City University (DCU
Distance
DistanceConnected
Division
degrees
[Link]
/ Open
via DCU Education)
Connected.
Europe Italy Università Telematica
Online University
Internazionale
One of several [Link]
UNINETTUNO
accredited Italian ‘telematic’ online universities.
Europe Italy Università Telematica
Online University
Pegaso
Italian accredited[Link]
online university.
Europe Italy Università Telematica
Online University
eCampus
Italian accredited[Link]
online university.
Europe NetherlandsOpen Universiteit
National (OU)
Open/Distance
Dutch-language [Link]
University
open university serving NL & BE.
Europe Norway NKI Nettstudier
Private Online Longstanding
Institution [Link]
private distance education provider.
Europe Poland Polish Virtual
Online
University
University
Consortium
(PUW) (Consortium)
[Link]
led by University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź.
Europe Portugal Universidade National
Aberta Open/Distance
Portugal’s open[Link]
University
university.
Europe Romania Spiru Haret Private
University
University
(Distance
Offers distance
programs)
[Link]
modes (check accreditation per program).
Europe Spain UniversidadNational
NacionalOpen/Distance
deSpain’s
Educación
national
[Link]
aUniversity
Distancia
distance(UNED)
university.
Europe Spain Universitat Oberta
Online University
de Catalunya
Fully online (UOC)
[Link]
Catalan public university.
Europe Sweden Dalarna University
University
(Net-based
Distance
Swedishprogrammes)
Division
universities
[Link]
offer many online degrees; example: Dalarna.
Europe SwitzerlandSwiss Distance
Distance
University
University
Accredited
Institute
Institute
distance
[Link]
(FernUniinstitute
Schweiz)partnering with Swiss universities.
Europe United Kingdom
The Open University
National Open/Distance
(OU)Pioneer of distance
[Link]
University
higher education in the UK.
Middle EastBahrain Arab Open University
Regional Open
(Bahrain
AOUUniversity
network
branch)
[Link]
branch.
Middle EastEgypt Arab Open University
Regional Open
(Egypt
AOUUniversity
network
branch) [Link]
branch.
Middle EastIran Payame Noor National
University
Open/Distance
Iran’s distance[Link]
University
education university.
Middle EastIsrael The Open University
National Open/Distance
of Public
Israel open[Link]
university
Universitywith nationwide study centres.
Middle EastJordan Arab Open University
Regional Open
(Jordan
AOUUniversity
network
branch)
[Link]
branch.
Middle EastKuwait Arab Open University
Regional Open
(Headquarters)
AOUUniversity
headquarters
[Link]
and branch.
Middle EastLebanon Arab Open University
Regional Open
(Lebanon
AOUUniversity
network
branch)
[Link]
branch.
Middle EastOman Arab Open University
Regional Open
(Oman
AOUUniversity
network
branch)[Link]
branch.
Middle EastSaudi ArabiaArab Open University
Regional Open
(Saudi
AOUUniversity
network
Arabia[Link]
branch)
branch; blended distance learning.
Middle EastTurkey Anadolu University
University
(Open
Distance
Massive
Education
Division
open
[Link]
System)
education via Anadolu AÖF.
Middle EastUnited ArabHamdan
EmiratesBinOnline
Mohammed
University
Government-owned
Smart University
[Link]
(HBMSU)
smart/online university.