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 | | One of the oldest distance education universities is the University of South Africa, which has been offering Correspondence Education courses since 1946. |
| | The largest distance education university in the United Kingdom is the Open University founded 1969. |
| | Conversely, the term virtual university is sometimes used to describe an open-learning institution that uses the Internet to create an imaginary university environment, in which the students, faculty, and staff can communicate and share information at any time, regardless of location. |
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