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World OER Congress

The World OER Congress took place on Wednesday 20 – Friday 22 June, 2012 in UNESCO HQ, Paris, France.
*  http://oercongress.weebly.com/world-oer-congress.html or www.unesco.org/oercongress

Paris Declaration

The  Paris OER Declaration was formally adopted at the 2012 World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 20 – 22 June 2012. Over 400 delegates including representatives of Government, educators, NGOs, and universities attended the Congress which was organized in full partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and supported by a generous grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (USA). 
* http://oercongress.weebly.com/paris-declaration.html

New OER Publication

The Commonwealth of Learning and UNESCO will launch a publication: Open Educational Resources and Change in Higher Education: Reflections from Practice, by Jenny Glennie, Ken Harley, Neil Butcher and Trudi van Wyk (Editors).
*  http://www.col.org/psoer 

Discussion with Jenny Glennie, Director of the South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) on OER in Distance Education