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Organization	Website
AACE - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education The AACE, founded in 1981, is an international, not-for-profit, educational organization with the mission of advancing Information Technology in Education and E-Learning research, development, learning, and its practical application.	aace.org
ACET - Association for Educational Communications and Technology AECT provides leadership in these areas by linking professionals with an interest in the application of educational technology to the learning process.	www.aect.org
ACODE - Australasian Council on Open, Distance and e-Learning The ACODE is the peak Australasian organisation for universities engaged or interested in open, distance, flexible and e-learning.	www.acode.edu.au
ADEC - The American Distance Education Consortium ADEC is a non-profit distance education consortium composed of approximately 65 state universities and land-grant colleges. The consortium was conceived and developed to promote the creation and provision of high quality, economical distance education programs and services to diverse audiences, by the land grant community of colleges and universities, through the most appropriate information technologies available.	www.adec.edu
ADL - Advanced Distributed Learning Network The ADL Initiative is a collaborative effort to harness the power of information technologies to deliver high-quality, easily accessible, adaptable, and cost-effective education and training.	www.adlnet.gov
ALT - The Association for Learning Technology ALT is a professional and scholarly association which seeks to bring together all those with an interest in the use of learning technology.	www.alt.ac.uk
ASTD - American Society for Training & Development ASTD is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. ASTD’s members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in more than 130 U.S. chapters and with more than 30 international partners. Members work in thousands of organizations of all sizes, in government, as independent consultants, and suppliers.	www.astd.org
Bersin & Associates Bersin & Associates integrated research and advisory services helps organizations improve their business effectiveness, efficiency, and competitiveness through their learning and talent management strategies, programs, processes, and technologies.	www.bersin.com
Brandon Hall Research Since 1992, Brandon Hall Research has been providing independent expert advice in the form of published reports and phone consultations on the tools of e-learning: LMS, LCMS, authoring tools, content providers, and other tools that help organizations develop successful e-learning solutions.	www.brandon-hall.com
CAEL - Council for Adult and Experiential Learning CAEL is an organization dedicated to expanding lifelong learning opportunities for adults.	www.cael.org
CCCE - The Canadian Community of Corporate Educators CCCE is an association of training representatives from corporations and vendors. The association provides a community for training representatives to network, share, brainstorm and learn.	www.ccce.on.ca
CEdMA - The Computer Education Management Association CEdMA is the premier organization for training executives, managers, and professional on a management path within hardware and software companies. CEdMA includes over 150 members representing over 60 technology companies.	www.cedma.org
CeLEA - Canadian eLearning Enterprise Alliance The CeLEA was founded in December, 2002 and is the only national organization in Canada focused solely on the commercial elearning sector.
CNIE - Canadian Network for Innovation in Education The CNIE is a national organization of professionals committed to excellence in the provision of innovation in education in Canada.	www.cnie-rcie.ca
COL - Commonwealth of Learning The COL is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. COL is helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training.	www.col.org
CRELL - The Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning The CRELL was established in order to gather expertise in the field of indicator-based evaluation and monitoring of education and training systems. CRELL combines fields of economics, econometrics, education, social sciences and statistics in an interdisciplinary approach to research.	crell.jrc.ec.europa.eu
CSTD - The Canadian Society for Training and Development CSTD is Canada's professional association focused on training, learning and performance in the workplace	www.cstd.ca
DEANZ - Distance Education Association of New Zealand DEANZ is a national association committed to fostering growth, development, research and good practice in distance education, open learning and flexible delivery systems for education.	www.deanz.org.nz
DETC - Distance Education and Training Council The DETC Accrediting Commission defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence in distance education institutions. The Commission is dedicated to fostering quality assurance, protection of the rights of the students and institutional self-improvement through voluntary accreditation via peer evaluation.	www.detc.org
DITA XML.Org DITA XML.org is the official community gathering place and information resource for the DITA OASIS Standard, an XML architecture for designing, writing, managing, and publishing information.	dita.xml.org
EADTU - The European Association of Distance Teaching Universities The EADTU is the representative organisation of both the European open and distance learning universities and of the national consortia of higher education institutions active in the field of distance education and e-learning.	www.eadtu.nl
ECOO - Educational Computing Organization of Ontario The ECOO exists to share and disseminate information and to advocate and promote the effective use of computers and associated technologies in the education process.	www.ecoo.org
EDEN - European Distance and E-Learning Network EDEN is designed for the open, distance, and e-learning networks of Europe.	www.eden-online.org
EDLA - Ethiopian Distance Learning Association The Ethiopian Distance Learning Association is committed to the education of the Ethiopian youth in collaboration with grass root organizations including, The International Open College of Ethiopia, the Virtual School of Ethiopian Studies and the Ethiopian Virtual University.	sirius-c.ncat.edu
EDNA - Education Network Australia EDNA is a network of the education and training community. It includes government and non-government schooling systems, early childhood, vocational and technical education, adult and community education and higher education.	www.edna.edu.au
EDUCAUSE EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.	www.educause.edu
EFQUEL - European Foundation for Quality in eLearning EFQUEL provides support, transparency, open participation and leadership for a broad range of topics. The purpose of the foundation is to involve actors in a European community of users and experts to share experiences on how eLearning can be used to strengthen individual, organisational, local and regional development, digital and learning literacy, and promote social cohesion.	www.qualityfoundation.org
EJEL - The Electronic Journal of e-Learning The EJEL provides perspectives on topics relevant to the study, implementation and management of e-Learning initiatives. EJEL has published regular issues since 2003 and averages between 3 and 4 issues a year.	www.ejel.org
E-Learning Council The Mission of the e-Learning Council is to advance E-learning through a community that provides leadership, best practices and resources in a collaborative environment.	www.elearningcouncil.com
elearningeuropa The elearningeuropa.info portal is an initiative of the European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture that aims to promote the use of ICT for lifelong learning.	www.elearningeuropa.info
eLearning Design Lab The mission of the e-Learning Design Laboratory is to create new solutions to emerging challenges and opportunities to optimize the application of technology to enhance learning in educational and professional development settings. This involves the study, development, and research of new designs, principles, practices, tools, policies and learning environments that contribute to the engagement of learners across the lifespan in teaching and learning.	elearndesign.org
eLearning Forum Founded in 1999 as the Silicon Valley eLearning Network, eLearning Forum has gained a reputation as the thought leader on eLearning trends, best practices, and advice on the industry. Members of our community of practice include corporate chief learning officers, eLearning marketing executives, investment analysts, researchers and developers.	www.elearningforum.com
eLearning Guild The eLearning Guild is the oldest and most trusted source of information, networking, and community for e-Learning Professionals.	www.elearningguild.com
ELN - The Elearning Network The eLearning Network (eLN) is a non-profit, Community Interest Company run by the elearning community for the elearning community.	www.elearningnetwork.org
FDLA - Florida Distance Learning Association FDLA members share knowledge and resources among themselves, with the community, and with other organizations committed to advancing distance learning teing technologies and practice.	www.fdla.com
GAZEL - Greater Arizona eLearning Association GAZeL assists eLearning providers and users in finding Arizona resources, services and technologies that enable them to create eLearning initiatives to address the needs of their institution. GAZeL supports Arizona organizations in developing capabilities and local, national, and international markets which grow both their organization and the Arizona economy.	www.gazel.org
IADL - The International Association for Distance Learning The IADL promotes excellence in open, distance, and online learning worldwide, and provides a benchmark through which global consumers can gauge the quality of courses offered by our membership.	www.iadl.org.uk
ICDE - International Council for Open and Distance Education ICDE is a leading global membership organization for the open and distance education community.	www.icde.org
IELA - The International e-Learning Association The IELA is dedicated to advancing the knowledge and practice of e-learning in the classroom and the workplace. With members hailing from every continent—and from the realms of business, industry, government, and academia—the IELA is a vibrant and diverse community of e-learning professionals, researchers, and students.	www.ielassoc.org
IMS Global Learning Consortium The mission of the IMS Global Learning Consortium is to advance technology that can affordably scale and improve educational participation and attainment. To ensure that the “Learning Impact” of technology-enabled innovation is achieved around the world, IMS’s influential community of educational institutions, suppliers, and government organizations develops open interoperability standards, supports adoption with technical services, and encourages adoption through programs that highlight effective practices.	www.imsglobal.org
Institute of IT Training The Institute of IT Training exists to continuously raise standards of professionalism within the training industry.	www.iitt.org.uk
ION - Illinois Online Network ION promotes and builds foundations for developing faculty and supporting online-enhanced education.	illinois.online.uillinois.edu
ISA - Instructional Systems Association ISA is the only industry specific association devoted exclusively to the issues and needs of executives in the training industry.	www.isaconnection.org
ISPI - International Society for Performance Improvement ISPI is the leading international association dedicated to improving productivity and performance in the workplace. ISPI represents performance improvement professionals throughout the United States, Canada, and 40 other countries.	www.ispi.org
ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving learning and teaching by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education.	www.iste.org
ITC - Instructional Technology Council The ITC provides exceptional leadership and professional development to its network of eLearning experts by advocating, collaborating, researching, and sharing exemplary, innovative practices and potential in learning technologies.	www.itcnetwork.org
ITTE - The Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education ITTE aims to promote the education and professional development of teachers in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning with ICT in all phases of education.	www.itte.org.uk
Learning Light - e-Learning Centre The e-Learning Centre is a free information resource about e- learning and learning technologies.	www.e-learningcentre.co.uk
LETSI - The International Federation for Learning, Education, and Training Systems Interoperability LETSI is an international organization focused on accelerating innovation in educational technology by enabling the open exchange of data among current and future systems, online services, and mobile apps.	www.letsi.org
LINGOS LINGOs is a consortium of over 45 international humanitarian relief, development, conservation and health organizations that share learning resources and experiences. By providing the latest learning technologies and courses from our partners, LINGOs helps these non profits to increase the skill levels of their employees, and therefore increasing the impact of their programs.	ngolearning.org
MDLA - Maryland Distance Learning Association The MDLA is an association of learning professionals who advocate and promote the coordination and use of distance education in Maryland and throughout the region.	www.marylanddla.org
MODLA - The Missouri Distance Learning Association The MODLA is a non-profit association formed to promote the development and application of distance learning to education and training.	www.modla.org
NADEOSA - The National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa The overarching aim of this Association is to provide a forum for South African organisations and individuals who are committed to increasing access to an affordable, cost-effective and quality learning environment in which learners are empowered to become self sufficient members of society.	www.nadeosa.org.za
NASAGA - North American Simulation and Gaming Association NASAGA is a network of professionals dedicated to the design, implementation, and evaluation of games and simulations to improve learning results.	www.nasaga.org
NELA - The New England Learning Association NELA brings together professionals in industry and education for the purpose of advancing the successful adoption of technology for learning. NELA leverages New England's position as a leader in education and technology innovation to enhance the human potential of individuals and organizations.	www.nelearning.org
ODLAA - Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia ODLAA is a professional association for teachers, developers, researchers, consultants and administrators from Australia and overseas involved in open and distance learning.	www.odlaa.org
OLT - Canadian Office of Learning Technologies The OLT acts as a catalyst for innovation in skills development and learning enabled by technology; encourages collaboration among public and private sector organizations who want to use technologies to expand learning opportunities; and provides a national focal point for information sharing on the effective use of learning technologies.	www.hrsdc.gc.ca
Sloan-C A consortium of Institutions and Organizations Committed to Quality Online Education.	sloanconsortium.org
Saide - South African Institute for Distance Education SAIDE’s task is to contribute to the development of new models of open and distance education practice, that accord with and take forward the values, principles, and goals of the evolving education systems in the Southern African region.	www.saide.org.za
The Gartner Group Gartner, Inc. is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company.	www.gartner.com
The Masie Center The MASIE Center is an international ThinkTank focused on the changing workforce and how they will learn and perform.	www.masie.com
The Training Place The Training Place is a minority-owned, SBA 8a certified company that provides learning assessment, research, and services for improving training, orientation, design, performance and business opportunities.	www.trainingplace.com
USDLA - United States Distance Learning Association The USDLA was the first nonprofit Distance Learning association in the United States to support Distance Learning research, development and praxis across the complete arena of education, training and communications.	www.usdla.org
WAOE - World Association for Online Education The WAOE is a free membership organization that consists of individual educators concerned with e-learning.	www.waoe.org
WBTIC - Web Based Training Information Center The WBTIC is a free information resource for anyone interested in developing and delivering online learning.	www.webbasedtraining.com
WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies WCET accelerates the adoption of effective practices and policies, advancing excellence in technology-enhanced teaching and learning in higher education.	wcet.wiche.edu