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Open Educational Resources in the Commonwealth 2021
Commonwealth of Learning

PublishedFebruary 2022
PeriodicalPages 44
PublisherCommonwealth of Learning
CountryCanada, North America

ABSTRACT
The present report is the outcome of a study on the status of OER in the Commonwealth conducted in late 2021. Considering the importance of OER in the context of the challenges posed by Covid-19, the findings shall be useful for Member States and educational institutions to mainstream OER. The overall objective is to help countries across the Commonwealth understand the status of OER and develop strategies and action plans for the implementation of the 2019 UNESCO Recommendation on OER.

Keywords open educational resources · learning materials · access · open access · open licensing

LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1-7772648-6-4
RefereedYes
RightsCC BY-SA
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/11599/4009
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