Chapter One Quality Assurance of Open and Distance Learning 1.1 A Comparative Study on Quality Assurance Between Sukhiothai Thammathirat Open University and Shanghai Open University Associate Professor Dr. Ladda Vatjanasaregagul 1.2 Blended Learning in the Maldives National University and Lessons Learned from Shanghai Open University from a Quality Assurance Perspective Shimna Shakeeb 1.3 A Trajectory Towards a Culture of Quality. A Phenomenological Study of Shanghai Open University and the University of South Africa Dr. Kershnee Sevnarayan 1.4 Quality Assurance Measures on Infrastructure, Media, and Learning Resources in Selected Asian Open and Distance Learning Institutions Dr. Cecilia Junio-Sabio Chapter Two Comparative Study on Open Education 2.1 Report on Academic Exchange Programme: Shanghai Open University/African Council for Distance Education Sara Lavinia Brair 2.2 An International Comparative Study of Tuition Models in Open and Distance Learning Universities Ann Walshe 2.3 Culture in open and Distance Learning. A Comparison of Chinese and Turkish Culture Abdullah Saykili 2.4 Report on Academic Exchange Programme. Shanghai Open University/African Council for Distance Education Samaila Mande 2.5 Contextualizing Throughput Rates at Shanghai Open University and the University of South Africa Dr. Christopher Jeffery Chapter Three Student Support Services in Open and Distance Learning 3.1 A Comparative Study of Non-academic Support in open and Distance Learning(A Case Study of the Open University of Sudan and Shanghai Open University) Miss Salha Mohammed A. Abdo 3.2 A Comparative Study on Open Education and Student Support Services in China and Russia Marina Yashina 3.3 Exploring Student Support Service and Reorientation of Humanities Courses: A Comparative Study of NSOU and SOU Dr. Manan Kumar Mandal Chapter Four Utilize ICr into Learning and Teaching 4.1 Data Sources for Learning Analytics. What Is the Current State-of-the-art in China? Tore Hoel 4.2 Exploring the Potential of Initiating ePortfolios Jennifer Munday 4.3 How Teachers and Their Institutions Are Supporting Learners in Better Understanding and Predicting Personal Learning Needs and Performance? 4.4 Designing Visual Materials for M-learning: A Review of Construal Level Theory of Psychological Distance NGUYEN Hoang Linh Hanoi Open University Chapter Five Instructional Design and Development in Open and Distance Larning 5.1 Report on Participation in Shanghai Open University Immersion Hub Sally Crighton, Steve Walker 5.2 Design and Delivery Techniques of Online University Degrees Based on the Experience in Italy and Its Comparison with China Prof. Massimiliano Di Pace 5.3 A Study on How the Theory-Practice Links Are Woven into the Curriculum of Programmes for Adult Learners Associate Professor Chui Yoon Ping Chapter Six Capacity Building and Teachers Training of Open and Distance Learning 6.1 Teachers' Professional Development in Open and Distance Learning in Myanmar Win Thida 6.2 The Role of the Open University of Tanzania and Shanghai Open University to Provide Quality Education: A Review of Team Teaching at Open and Distance Learning Betty David Mntambo Chapter Seven Program Review and Reflections 7.1 Lessons Learnt from Shanghai Open University (SOU), and Other Leading Open Universities Worldwide Dr. Thsuhara Priyadarshana 7.2 Report on Shanghai Open University (SOU) Fellowship Program 2018 Mabel K. Bothasitse 7.3 Shanghai Open University (SOU) Fellowship Program 2018 Report Sadia Rahat Saeed