The NPDL partner countries took into account the changing global dynamic, connectivity, and societal changes. They recognized that at the same time that students are facing a more challenging world, the days of set knowledge and accomplishment based on content are over. Put another way, Andreas Schleicher, director of education and skills of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD, 2016), suggests that this creates a new dynamic for graduates who will not be paid for what they know but rather for what they can do. This movement away from set knowledge to the skills of
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