Open Universities have revolutionised lifelong learning in many countries. They are inspired by democratisation, growing demand for tertiary education, technology advancements well suited to mass education and the human resources needs of modern societies. Open Universities have played a pioneering role as they established a form of studying that had never been seen in the world. Open Universities have been a great success, by several indicators, in countries where they have been established. They have evidence of high quality instruction. Open Universities probably will go down in the history books as one of the most important educational innovations of the contemporary times. They instilled hope and made it a reality; they have helped to preserve national cultures and introduced progress; and they have popular national resources. This book gives the genesis and growth, profiles and key areas of Open Universities in different countries of the world.