This qualitative study describes the ways by which Arab Open University (AOU) contributes to social development. Ever since it was founded in 2002 and with branches in seven Arab countries, the AOU has succeeded in allowing higher education access to students of all genders, nationalities, and age groups, including those who are over 60 years old. Having a unique organizational structure and teaching methods that are new to the Arab region, the university helps its students gain new set of effective information technology skills that would enable wide social communication and cooperation among students in the seven Arab countries. Moreover, the AOU also helps in encouraging democracy activities. This study, on the other hand, has also concluded that the AOU is in need of more open-learning centers in remote areas as its branches are exclusively located now in big cities. Founding open-learning centers in remote areas would enable the AOU to fulfill its mission in these areas. (Contains 5 tables.)