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Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) v

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This book of open and distance education in Asia is an important
contribution from AAOU members and is dedicated to the
global ODE field. It will be continued in subsequent series and is

expected to enrich references to ODE practices.

from representatives of OUT Researchers, namely Universitas Terbuka (UT), HOU (Hanoi Open
University), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Sukhothai Thammathirat
Open University (STOU), and Open University Malaysia (OUM).

Subsequently, in 2019 at the OU5 President Meeting in Surabaya, which was attended by
UT, UPOU, WOU (Wawasan Open University), and AIOU (Allama Iqbal Open University)
the outline of the book was approved. This book was expected to contain a portrait of the
development of distance higher education in each country, including the foundational
philosophy of its establishment and the development of its technology utilization. The AAOU
Secretariat sent invitations to all AAOU members. There are 8 institutions that responded to
be involved in writing this book, i.e. Korea National Open University (KNOU), Open University
Malaysia (OUM), Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), Open University of China
(OUC), Open University of Japan (OUJ), Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), University of the
Philippines Open University (UPOU) and Universitas Terbuka (UT).

It has been a long journey. Therefore, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation
to all the authors for their hard work and those who have supported in making this book
possible. I would also like to thank all those who have provided valuable input in the process of
preparing this book. Finally, I hope this book can be a keyhole for anyone who wants to know
about distance higher education in Asia as it contains a comprehensive explanation of the
development of distance higher education in respective AAOU member country.

October, 2022
President of AAOU
Rector of Universitas Terbuka,

Prof. Ojat Darojat, M.Bus., Ph.D.

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