Several things are happening at once in this article as the new Open University of Recoleta is at once embarking on an institutional policy based on Open Educational Resources, and at the same time, as an "informal institution", pioneering the concept of the "Pluriversity", which they say "is similar to the concept of Volkshochschule in Germany, where the idea of popular universities is widely adopted and well regarded." The bulk of the article highlights the barriers against adopting open education in Chile, and lists a few initiatives already undertaken, such as the Open Textbook project developed by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
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