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guide the development and review of OER materials prior to sharing them on a worldwide scale
clarify publication rights and licensing issues
outline policies regarding the use of required infrastructure (information technology, library, etc.) and other support services
identify human and other resources to support faculty in developing OER for teaching and learning
define collaborations within and external to the university and the intent to allow access.

This study reviews the current use of Open Educational Resources in Adult Education, assesses its potential and makes recommendations for policy interventions, taking account of the European Commission’s policy frameworks. It incorporates new research on over 12 Member States, leveraging on a synthesis of existing research from a range of projects including POERUP (Policies for OER Uptake) and a 2014-15 study on Shared OER for the Joint Research Centre, augmented by two more recent studies for JRC and LLP.

The University of South Africa has approved its OER strategy which demonstrates that they have realised that the vast quantities of content and teaching materials, especially openly licensed content, have significant potential to contribute to the quality of the teaching and learning experience of its students.

The Open Access policy will provide our scholars the opportunity and platform to promote their academic work by enhancing access to research outputs. Further, the policy will enhance the visibility and impact of our research output and archiving of our
scholarly materials.

This working paper thus builds on exploratory and forward-looking research in CERI and invites countries to consider the policy implications of the expansion of OER, its benefits and associated challenges.

This report provides an overview of the findings of the COL/UNESCO survey on OER policies and activity across all countries of the world.

On the basis of the experience of the Open Educational Quality Initiative the authors are arguing that the focus of OER work to date has largely been on access to and the availability of OER, We argue that t is important to shift the focus more to the actual open practice of using, reusing, or creating Open Educational Opportunities: Open Educatio

OER Policy Review & Development Toolkit This toolkit is aimed at higher education stakeholders who are working with Open Educational Resources (OER). It is designed to help you review your own institutional policy environment and where necessary institut

Version 2 of the framework was approved in December 2014.

Presentation on an Institutional Policy Review by OER Africa to the Kenya Methodist University, Meru, Kenya, 27th January 2010.

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Africa Nazarene University: Policy on OER Integration Into ODeL and Campus-based Provision

Adult Education and Open Educational Resources: Study

Unisa OER Strategy

University of Nairobi Open Access Policy

Open Educational Resources: Analysis of Responses to the OECD Country Questionnaire

Survey on Governments' Open Educational Resources (OER) Policies: Prepared for the World OER Congress June 2012

Mainstreaming Open Educational Practice: Recommendations for Policy

OER Policy Review and Development Toolkit

New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing Framework (NZGOAL)

OER Africa - An Introduction (Kenya Methodist University, Meru) January 2010