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    I want to learn online about Business Management that it is possible. Please tell me....

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    Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom. It has been described as "a process to create and provide access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and distance, or both."

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    Top Distance Learning Universities in the World

    1. Open University of United Kingdom
    Founded in 1969 and with next to 250000 students in the whole world, the United Kingdom Open University, whose theoretical faculties and explore centers which are founded in Milton Keynes,United Kingdom, it offers more than 250 student's qualifications of the third cycle and of student of a high norm. They are famous for their open qualifications where the students can choose those that they want to study. According to their specific needs of career, the students can construct their clean, made qualifications of order. This University puts in place a program of excellent tutor to help their students with studies.

    2. Open University of Catalonia
    The Open University of Catalonia in Spain was only founded in 1994 but already boasts somewhat 60 876 students. They offer more than 1000 degree programmes up to doctoral level in three different Schools, including Open Programmes. They have a large international student base and refer to themselves as an online university with 3 385 virtual classrooms. They have different kinds of online assessments for international students but a final examination on site in Spain for some (although only few) syllabus is compulsory. Study material is available in printed, web or CD-ROM format.

    3.Indira Gandhi National Open University
    Founded in 1985, the Indira Gandhi National Open University offers 310 degree programmes in arts, science, commerce, social sciences and information technology through 21 Schools. It is the biggest university in the world with more than four million students in India as well as 36 other countries. They have a well established infrastructure to cope with the large number of students, for example about 36 000 academic counselors, 67 regional centres, about 3000 learner support centers and 67 overseas centers. The University has 420 faculty members and academic staff. This university is considered to be the world leader in distance education.

    4. University of the Philippines Open University
    Also relatively young compared to other institutions, the University of the Philippines Open University was founded in 1995 as a campus of the University of the Philippines. It provides online teaching and learning in three Faculties, namely that of Education, Information and Communication Studies, and Management and Development Studies. It offers qualifications ranging from undergraduate to doctoral and non-formal courses to students in the Philippines and abroad. Students can write their final examinations either face-to-face, at official learning centers or online.

    5. University of South Africa (Unisa)
    THE FIRST higher education examining body in the South African region was the University of the Cape of Good Hope. Six years after Union in 1910, the institution (which set examinations but offered no tuition) changed its name to University of South Africa (UNISA); and two years later, in 1918, it moved from Cape Town to Pretoria. Once installed in the administrative capital, it continued to be the national examining body. It also incorporated a number of university colleges in their formative years before they became autonomous universities.

    6. Open University of the Netherlands
    The mission of the Open University of the Netherlands is twofold: to offer students an alternative form of higher education by means of guided independent study, and to encourage innovation in higher education. Such innovation demands expertise of a specific kind. At the Open University of the Netherlands, that expertise is channeled through the Educational Technology Expertise Center (OTEC). The Educational Technology Expertise Centre wants to be a leading party, nationally and internationally, in the field of educational technology. OTEC research is focused on educational innovation and technology. Our projects are directed towards competency-based learning in higher education, using educational technology.

    7. Bangladesh Open University
    It is Founded in 1992. The university was established by act of parliament in 1992 and merged with the Bangladesh Institute of Distance Education (BIDE) in the same year. It is located about 35km north of Dhaka.

    8. The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
    The Open Polytechnic is New Zealand's leading and only specialist provider of open learning. We can help you or your staff gain competence in the latest hardware and software operations without having to attend classes. The Open Polytechnic offers everything from Personal Computer Applications to Programming, Systems Analysis and Information, Systems and Technology Management and Development.

    9.Thompson Rivers University Open Learning
    The Thompson Rivers University, Open Learning (TRU-OL) is a public educational institution dedicated to providing lifelong learning opportunities through distance education.

    10.Open University of Hong Kong
    The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK), formerly the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong (OLI), is the first university offering open and distance education in Hong Kong. The change of title, in May 1997, reflects the recognition of the University's academic standing, achievements and contributions over the past years.

    Such education news will be more effective, as "Online learning can be a lifeline to those who have obstacles, such as geographical distances or physical disabilities."

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    There are far too many institutions in the US who provide business and management degrees online to consider any of the above-mentioned international programs. Go to www.degreeinfo.co. You will find a plethora of programs. I will be happy to offer more specific advice but need to know your location.

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