This study sought to find out- factors attracting public secondary school teachers in Mwanza city to pursue further education in the Open University of Tanzania. The study also examined the kind of challenges which teachers face and suggested the way forward. A mixed research approach which adopted an exploratory sequential design was utilized. Purposive sampling technique was used in the selection of a sample size from a population of 110 public secondary school student teachers. The sample size used in this study was 86 student teachers calculated by using a Yamane formula. The total number of 76 question papers of closed ended questionnaires was distributed to the respondents. The returned question papers were 59 which is equivalent to 78 percent and 17 of them equivalent to 22 percent were not. The study adopted semi-structured interview with 10 participants. Data were analysed by using narrative analysis and SPSS version 20. The findings of this study were: Teachers from public secondary schools in Mwanza city were attracted to further their education through the OUT by the following factors: Flexibility of learning; cost effectiveness; and closeness to the family. The challenges revealed were: Limitation of time; financial constraints; and poor support from their employers. The proposed solutions to the challenges included: Formulation of the Open and Distance Learning policy along with its effective implementation, and follow up of the government circular of 2003 by the relevant authorities. The study recommends that formulation of the Open and Distance Learning policy and effective implementation of the government circular of 2003 will help to support favorable learning environments to the teachers studying in the OUT. The study concludes that favorable learning environments can be created through the formulation of the Open and Distance Learning Policy and effective implementation of the government circular of 2003.