In order to advance the cause of excellence through the integration of these ideas into their future curriculum design and development, research, and practise, this book shares creative ideas and initiatives with the higher education community in general and Open and Distance Learning practitioners in particular. This effort will rekindle the conversation about new approaches to teaching tertiary students remotely and offer fresh perspectives to everyone involved in educational planning and management. This book discusses the uniqueness of distance education - an innovation in itself. Since it is characterized by transformation and change, exciting innovations are being introduced in it continuously. Distance education inspires an individual for higher learning while being at the workplace or home with compelling schedules. It offers a plethora of programmes to people from diverse walks of life, including working professionals, army men, housewives, school dropouts and divyangs to enhance their career needs or satisfy the urge for new knowledge in the A-3 paradigm for inclusive ecosystem. Distance education is the only system that can cater to the masses - the unreached, underprivileged and deprived who are on the margins of development. With the introduction of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the delivery of education, innovations such as online learning and mobile learning, Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become extended arms of education at a distance. This book explores the remarkable philosophy and pedagogy of learning at a distance flexibly. It is universally accepted that challenges posed by issues of quality, access and cost need innovative solutions for learner support. This book presents some recent innovations introduced by Indian as well as foreign universities offering education at a distance. These conform to quality assurance benchmarks laid down by statutory bodies in the respective countries. This book will serve as a ready reckoner for a wide variety of readers, and help them in creating an innovative, prosperous and educated India.