Jami'ar National Open Najeriya ta kasance makaranta ce dake koyar da karatu ta hanyar, karatun nesa, cibiyar. wacce irin wannan makarantan ta kasance ta farko a yankin Afirka ta Yamma . Ita ce babbar makarantar jami'a a Najeriya dangane da lambobin dalibai kuma ana kiranta da '' NOUN '. Jami'a ce wacce ta shahara wajen fidda dalibai masu nagarta a Najeriya, ta hanyan karatu ta yanar gizo watau (("internet ")). An kafa jami’ar National Open university a ranar 22 ga watan Yuli shekara ta alif 1983 a matsayin matattarar mabubbuga don buɗe koyo da na nesa a Najeriya. Gwamnatin ta dakatar da shi ne a ranar 25 ga watan Afrilu shekara ta alif 1984. Ko ta yaya, an fara farfado da shi ne a ranar 12 ga Afrilun 2001 daga tsohon Shugaban Najeriya, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo . Lokacin da aka ƙaddamar da jami'ar, rajistar ɗaliban majagaba ta zama 32,400. A shekarar 2011, NOUN na da kimanin ɗalibai 57,759. Mataimakin shugabar gwamnati a wancan lokacin Prof. Vincent Tenebe.