http://swrc.ontoware.org/ontology#Misc Searching and locating OER barriers to the wider adoption of OER for teaching in Asia en Desirability of OER Open educational resources Searching and locating OER OER in Asia Barriers to OER Ishan Sudeeera Abeywardena Gajaraj Dhanarajan Chee Seng Chan Open educational resources Education The findings discussed in this paper are part of a broader study into the OER landscape in the Asian region concentrating mainly on China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines andVietnam where close to five hundred and eighty academics from public, private not-for-profit and private for-profit institutions participated. This research paper discusses how Asia fares with respect to searching and locating desirable OER and whether it is truly a barrier to the wider adoption of OER for teaching in the region. Proceedings of the Regional Symposium on Open Educational Resources: An Asian Perspective on Policies and Practice (19-21 September 2012; Penang, Malaysia) 1-9 2012-09 Wawasan Open University Electronic Wawasan Open University