National, provincial and institutional policy influence on the adoption of OER in the Global South

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2018-05

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Lack of an Open Educational Resources (OER) strategy or policy by most provincial and state employers makes sharing of educators’ materials unlikely. Most institutions do not have OER strategies or policies, but typically reinforce national copyright legislation regarding possession of copyright over their teachers’ educational materials. The information gathered in the presentation contributes tables of questions to help determine the legal and organizational policy landscape for creation and use of Open Educational Resources. Most countries grant default copyright of employees’ work products to employers (universities), however, there are no major policy obstacles for educators to use existing OER.

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OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, ROER4D, UNIVERSITIES, HIGHER EDUCATION, COPYRIGHT, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, EDUCATIONAL POLICY, GLOBAL SOUTH

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