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work_ufbzrfnvtnfnvg2g3tmebnc2k4	Evan T. Robinson	Accreditation of Distance Education Programs: A Primer	2004	5	.pdf	application/pdf	3394	243	36	Accreditation (CHEA), of the 5,635 institutions accredited throughout 17 regions, 1,979 offered some form of distance education.1 One of the greatest challenges presented accreditation are to assure quality, provide access to federal funds, allow for ease of transfer of courses and programs among institutions of higher education, and to of accrediting associations (regional, national, specialized), and specific issues regarding how accreditation relates to the quality of distance education offerings. each considers the accreditation of distance education programs differently. An institution that achieves regional accreditation has demonstrated that each of its programs has met a level of quality that regarding online or distance education offerings, the regional accrediting organizations collaborated to develop the implementing distance education initiatives.4 For example, within the section on "Student Support," the following statement is found: "The institution has a commitment – administrative, financial, and technical – to continuation of the program for a period sufficient to enable	./cache/work_ufbzrfnvtnfnvg2g3tmebnc2k4.pdf	./txt/work_ufbzrfnvtnfnvg2g3tmebnc2k4.txt