| Date of founding | Acronym or name | Enrolment now |
| 1972 (1993) | KNOU (Korea) | 215,788 |
| 1974 | Allama Iqbal Open University (Pakistan) | |
| 1978 | STOU (Thailand) | 200.000 |
| 1979 | RTVU (China) | 710.829 (degree programs only) |
| 1984 | UT (Indonesia) | 397,543 |
| 1982 | BROU (India) | |
| 1983 | University of the Air (Japan) | |
| 1986 | National Open University (Taiwan) | |
| 1987 | IGNOU (India) | 393,388 |
| 1987 | Kota Open Universitvy (India) | |
| 1988 | National Institute of Open Learning (Viet Nam) | |
| 1989 | Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (India) | |
| 1989 | The Open University of Hong Kong (Pr. of China) | |
| 1992 | UDE (Myanmar) | 198.000 |
| 1992 | M. P. Bhoj University (India) | |
| 1992 | Bangladesh Open University (Bangladesh) | |
| 1992 | Asia International Open University of Macao | |
| 1994 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (India) | |
| 1995 | The University of the Philippines Open University (Philippines) | |
| 1996 | Karnataka State Open University (India) |