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• DegreeInfo.com (US) - dedicated to dissemination of accurate information regarding quality distance-based HE programs believing that distance education is important means of improving access for those who might not otherwise be able to earn a college degree yet myth, rumor, ignorance, disinformation & unscrupulous business practices are often major obstacles: free search of over 300 regionally accredited distance learning programs, articles, featured schools, discussion board, new to distance learning, bookstore, schools & webmasters, resources

• Degree.net (US) - source from online and traditional institutes, complete list of accredited institutes online: online (degrees, courses, colleges), articles & info, degree forum, Degree type (Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Associates), Courses (Arts & Humanities, Business & MBA, Computers & I.T., Education & Teaching, Health & Medicine, Science & Technology, Social Sciences, Trades & Careers), Guides (Accreditation, MBA, Beginner)
• Ed-X (US), Distance Learning Channel - search engine & web resource for distance learning & online education, info on over 20,000 online courses & degree programs from 700 online colleges worldwide: pick a subject (access to course listings), headlines, instructors' highlights (message board, FAQ, jobs), featured courses, events
• Wisconsin-Extension University (US), Distance Education Clearinghouse - bringing together distance education info from Wisconsin, national & international sources: introduction to distance education, current (headlines, conferences & events, organizations & associations, journal & readings), programs & courses, technology, teaching & learning (faculty, instructional design, case studies), research & statistics, policies & guidelines, community (HE, business & industry, military & govt, health, international, jobs), learning environment, resources

University, College and other Academic Sites

• Commonwealth of Learning (COL) - intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies, helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training: news, programmes & services, resources, knowledge services, publications, speeches & presentations, quality assurance, micro-site

• Education/ Distance Education Frequently Asked Questions - links for parts 1 to 4
• Global Network Academy Ltd (GNA) (US) - promotes access to educational opportunities for anybody, anywhere, pioneers & develops distance learning relationships & facilities for worldwide public, encourage others to copy our products & build upon them in spirit of open source community, distance learning open source catalog of online and correspondence degree programs and course info: teacher resources, projects, Wiki guides, web resources, distance learning catalog
• Idaho University (US), Distance Education at a Glance - series of free guides: distance education overview, strategies for teaching at a distance, instructional development for distance education, evaluation for distance educators, instructional television & audio, computers, print, strategies, research, interactive videoconferencing, WWW, copyright, glossary of terminology
• Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction (mcli) (US) - teaching & learning by working collaboratively with faculty, administrators & district-wide groups to provide quality services, programs & resources: Learning in Action, Arts, Events, Do It Yourself Website, Faculty (Professional Growth, Staff Developers), Programs, Honors Forum Lecture Series, How to Be a WebHound, Integrated Learning Communities, Learning Grants, Gallery, Roundtables, Technology Visoning, Problem Based Learning, Resources, Projects, Presentations, Teaching and Learning on Web, Writing HTML
• NICENET (US) - volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free services to the internet community, primary offering is internet classroom assistant (ICA) designed to address pedagogical needs & limited resources of teachers & their students, ICA is designed for post-secondary & secondary classrooms, distance learning & collaborative academic projects, join/create a class
• Open University (UK), International Centre for Distance Learning (ICDL) - promoting distance learning worldwide: literature database (bibliographic info on over 12,000 books, Journal articles, research reports, conference papers, dissertations etc relating to all aspects of theory & practice of distance education), courses (database of UK courses & programmes taught by distance learning, over 5,000 learning opportunities from more than 300 providers from secondary to postgraduate, sewing to dentistry)
• Plymouth University (UK), e-Learning Resources - Distance Education Resources, Links and Contacts