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distance education . Clients are now more fortunate to have freedom to choose

any mode of learning they want.

However, there are some things that should be noticed in the practice of

internationalization of distance education institutions. The main constraint is

concerned with the language of instruction, varying economic capacity of
international community, availability and accessibility of information and
communication technology facilities. Implementing internationalization of

education is relatively easy in countries with advanced economy and information

and communication technology facilities. People in developing countries are less
fortunate due limited resources. International cooperation to help each other
should be made in order to disseminate knowledge through distance education

system. Therefore, the gap between various knowledge-based community groups
can be bridged.

Distance education higher institutions (PT JJ) have potentials to

dissemination and share knowledge, because any higher education institution
can be a "natural house" for the process of creation , preservation , dissemination

and sharing of knowledge (Sallis & Jones, 2002). Higher education for all to

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