The book intends to initiate an informed and detailed debate on open and Distance education with academic rigour. It zeroes in on global practices, practical issues, emerging trends and the challenges the alternate mode of learning- open and Distance education face. The author sets out to map the terrain of core issues plaguing the open and Distance education and delineates the concept, history, technological advancement from print to digital, and the organizational and internal structure of open universities. The book goes into details of designing and delivery of self-learning material, Counselling, preparation of distance faculties and learners and new dynamics of distance education. The author takes pains in Expounding the detailed profiles of world fame open and Distance agencies and universities. The book carries the fruits of the author's practical experiences and theoretical groundings in distance education for over a decade.