The conventional model of higher education used to involve students travelling to the same old college campus to their professors and educators. However, with advancing technology and with the arrival of CD-ROMs, videotapes, internet and closed-circuit television, students can receive relevant classroom information without the need of leaving their home. This is what universities and colleges call distance education. Distance education uses a combination of objective examinations, audiovisual lectures and planned meetings along with human instructors.

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Distance learning is an education program course completed remotely from a university or school that offers the educational opportunity. Distance education, online learning and e-learning are some other terms used for distance learning. However, most distance learning now occurs online. For online learning, the students need to have a computer with an internet access.

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Due to the advancement in the technology, new internet functions are coming up these days. This is why online learning has become popular amongst people all over the world. At present, there are several online universities and colleges which offer different courses for everyone. All these online institutions also provide online learning centers for their students.

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