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You can also contribute your content to [https://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia], the most visited OER in the world. You can either create a new webpage or edit an existing page on Wikipedia.  A collaborative community has been the way this encyclopedia has grown to be the most referred-to encyclopedia. Contributing to Wikipedia is even more important if you are creating an OER in a language other than English. Most languages of the world, especially languages spoken in the developing countries, are not well represented on Wikipedia (see [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias List of Wikipedias]). Since Wikipedia is a popular encyclopedia, if you could regularly contribute your OER to Wikipedia, it would be seen by many others. You will need to follow the [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Ten_Simple_Rules_for_Editing_Wikipedia|editing guidelines]] of Wikipedia.

You can also contribute your content to [https://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia], the most visited OER in the world. You can either create a new webpage or edit an existing page on Wikipedia.  A collaborative community has been the way this encyclopedia has grown to be the most referred-to encyclopedia. Contributing to Wikipedia is even more important if you are creating an OER in a language other than English. Most languages of the world, especially languages spoken in the developing countries, are not well represented on Wikipedia (see [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias List of Wikipedias]). Since Wikipedia is a popular encyclopedia, if you could regularly contribute your OER to Wikipedia, it would be seen by many others. You will need to follow the [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Ten_Simple_Rules_for_Editing_Wikipedia|editing guidelines]] of Wikipedia.

As mentioned, you should publish in formats that are open and easier to edit. A web page is usually in the .html format which is an open format. In case you are uploading a document (file) on-line, you should prefer an odt over a pdf format (editable v/s non-editable format) for publishing a text document. Again you should prefer an odt over a docx format (open v/s closed formats).  

[https://www.oercommons.org/ OER commons] is another repository where you can join and create text OER, enriched with media; this site also allows you to build lessons and modules.  As we saw earlier, you should publish in formats that are open and easier to edit. A web page is usually in the .html format which is an open format. In case you are uploading a document (file) on-line, you should prefer an odt over a pdf format (editable v/s non-editable format) for publishing a text document. Again you should prefer an odt over a docx format (open v/s closed formats).

==== Publishing image OER ====

==== Publishing image and audio visual OER ====

Image OER can be uploaded on [https://commons.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia commons]. Other options include [https://www.flickr.com/ Flickr].  

One of the greatest advantages of digital technologies is the ability to create resources in multiple formats.  We also saw in the earlier chapters different repositories for images, audios and videos.  [https://commons.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia commons] is the largest repository of media OER of different kinds - images, audio clips and videos.  OER commons is another repository for sharing your creations. Other options for image repositories include include [https://pixabay.com/ pixabay] and [https://www.flickr.com/ Flickr].  

Audio OER can be uploaded on [https://soundcloud.com/creativecommonsmusicfree Soundcloud]   

Audio OER can be uploaded on [https://soundcloud.com/creativecommonsmusicfree Soundcloud]