About AU:
Athabasca University (AU), established in 1970, is Canada’s most famous public university for open and online education. AU is dedicated to increasing the equality of educational opportunity for adult learners, both in Canada and worldwide.
About OUJ:
The Open University of Japan (OUJ) was founded in 1983 under the joint auspices of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. It is an entity with special legal personality status headquartered in Chiba-ken.
About KNOU:
Korea National Open University (KNOU) was founded in 1972 with its headquarters on University Road, Seoul. KNOU has developed from its initial status as a two-year tertiary education institution to a state-run distance education university focusing on four-year undergraduate education.
About ICDE:
The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) was founded in 1938 in Canada as the International Council for Correspondence Education and today has members from over 60 countries worldwide.
About EDEN:
Established in 1991 as a non-profit organization, the European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) is the most influential institution dedicated to promote European distance and e-learning. EDEN aims to share knowledge, improve understanding about distance and e-learning and promote policy and practice across the whole of Europe and beyond.