National Open University
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National Open University (NOU), is an Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...

 in Taiwan
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Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. National Open University was established on August 1, 1986 along the lines of Great Britain's Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...

. Although National Open University originally had entrance examinations, they were later abolished in 1997. Classes were originally conducted over a dedicated radio station, and television channel was later added. Today, National Open University is a full-service, distance learning university fully accredited by the Taiwanese government, and has an annual enrollment of 35,000 students.
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