OER Knowledge CloudJournal Article2012Guri-Rosenblit, Sarahopen universitiese-learningdistance educationdigital technologiesdigital dividePolandEduAction : Electronic Education MagazinePolish Society of Internet Education ResearchEduAkcja. Magazyn edukacji elektronicznej244-122081-870XThis article examines the current challenges faced by open/distance teaching universities worldwide. The challenges relate to: the change of technological and instructional infrastructures; the move from national systems to a global landscape; the need to find appropriate parties for collaboration in the academic and corporate worlds; the search for quality assurance mechanisms; and the digital divide between developing and developed countries, and between poor and rich. The article concludes with highlighting the leading prospects for open/ distance teaching universities.yeshttp://eduakcja.eu/index.php/pl/archiwum/nr-2-3-2012/10-archiwum/nr-2-4-2012/18-open-distance-teaching-universities-worldwide-current-challenges-and-future-prospects.htmlhttp://eduakcja.eu/index.php/pl/archiwum/nr-2-3-2012/10-archiwum/nr-2-4-2012/18-open-distance-teaching-universities-worldwide-current-challenges-and-future-prospects.html27.pdfPoland, Europe