Editing Open educational resources (section)

===International programs===
High hopes have been voiced for OERs to alleviate the [[digital divide]] between the global North and the [[North–South divide in the World|global South]], and to make a contribution to the development of less advanced economies.<ref>{{Cite thesis |degree=Masters |publisher=University of Amsterdam |last=Mulder |first=Jorrit |title=Knowledge Dissemination in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Role for Open Educational Resources (OER)? |year=2008 |page=14 |url=http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/ict4d/workingpapers/mulderOER.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022024/http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/ict4d/workingpapers/mulderOER.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* Europe{{snd}} Learning Resource Exchange for schools (LRE) is a service launched by [[European Schoolnet]] in 2004 enabling educators to find multilingual open educational resources from many different countries and providers. Currently, more than 200,000 learning resources are searchable in one portal based on language, subject, resource type and age range.
* India{{snd}} National Council Of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) digitized all its textbooks from 1st standard to 12th standard. The textbooks are available online for free. [[Central Institute of Educational Technology]] (CIET), a constituent Unit of NCERT, digitized more than thousand audio and video programmes. All the educational AV material developed by CIET is presently available at Sakshat Portal an initiative of Ministry of Human Resources and Development. In addition, National Repository for Open Educational Resources (NROER) houses a variety of e-content.
* US{{snd}} Washington State's [[Open Course Library]] Project is a collection of expertly developed educational materials{{snd}} including textbooks, syllabi, course activities, readings, and assessments{{snd}} for 81 high-enrolling college courses. All course have now been released and are providing faculty with a high-quality option that will cost students no more than $30 per course. However, a study found that very few classes were actually using these materials.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nacs.org/Portals/NACS/Uploaded_Documents/PDF/Research/OCLresults2014.pdf |title=Open Course Library Survey Results  |access-date=2015-10-22 |archive-date=2017-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223113944/http://www.nacs.org/Portals/NACS/Uploaded_Documents/PDF/Research/OCLresults2014.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Japan]]{{snd}} Since its launch in 2005, Japan OpenCourseWare Consortium (JOCW) has been actively promoting OER movement in Japan with more than 20 institutional members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jocw.jp/jp/ |website=jocw.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520015908/http://jocw.jp/jp |archive-date=2015-05-20 |title=JOCW {{!}} 日本オープンコースウェアコンソーシアム}}</ref> 
* [[Dominica]]{{snd}} The Free Curricula Centre at [[New World University]] expands the utility of existing OER textbooks by creating and curating supplemental videos to accompany them, and by converting them to the [[EPUB]] format for better display on smartphones and tablets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newworld.ac/freecurricula/|title=Free Curricula Centre|publisher=New World University|access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref>
* [[Bangladesh]] is the first country to digitize a complete set of textbooks for grades 1–12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.priyo.com/tech/2011/02/28/pm-opens-e-content-repository-20905.html|title=প্রিয়.কম|website=Priyo.com|access-date=2017-02-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215020331/https://www.priyo.com/tech/2011/02/28/pm-opens-e-content-repository-20905.html|archive-date=2017-02-15}}</ref> Distribution is free to all.
* [[Uruguay]] sought up to 1,000 digital learning resources in a Request For Proposals (RFP) in June 2011.<ref>[http://ceibal.org.uy/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=486:licitacion-publica-internacional-no-01522011-seleccion-de-proveedor-para-la-adquisicion-de-plataforma-educativa-on-line-yo-recursos-educativos-digitales-para-educacion-primaria-y-media-uruguaya&catid=51:convocatorias-vigentes&Itemid=82] {{dead link|date=February 2017}}</ref>
* In 2011, South Korea announced a plan to digitize all of its textbooks and to provide all students with computers and digitized textbooks by 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/07/117_89881.html |title=Textbooks to go digital by 2015 |website=Koreatimes.co.kr |date=2011-06-29 |access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref>
* The [[California Learning Resources Network]] Free Digital Textbook Initiative at high school level,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clrn.org/FDTI/ |title=Free Digital Textbook Initiative |website=www.clrn.org |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616131452/http://www.clrn.org/FDTI/ |archive-date=16 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> initiated by former Gov. [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].
* The Michigan Department of Education provided $600,000 to create the Michigan Open Book Project in 2014. The initial selection of OER textbooks in history, economics, geography and social studies was issued in August 2015. There has been significant negative reaction<ref>[http://the-digital-reader.com/2015/10/16/michigans-open-textbook-project-flunks-out-with-critics/ significant negative reaction]</ref> to the materials' inaccuracies, design flaws and confusing distribution.
* The [[Shuttleworth Foundation]]'s [[Free High School Science Texts]] for South Africa<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/projects/free-high-school-science-texts/ |title=The Shuttleworth Foundation Home |website=Shuttleworthfoundation.org |access-date=2017-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910021132/http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/projects/free-high-school-science-texts/ |archive-date=2012-09-10 }}</ref>
* Saudi Arabia had a comprehensive project in 2008 to digitize and improve the Math and Science text books in all K-12 grades.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msd-ord.com/index.htm |title=مشروع تطوير مناهج الرياضيات والعلوم الطبيعية |website=www.msd-ord.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715104437/http://www.msd-ord.com/index.htm |archive-date=15 July 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Saudi Arabia started a project in 2011 to digitize all text books other than Math and Science.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}
* The [[Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization]] (ALECSO) and the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] launched an Open Book Project in 2013, supporting "the creation of Arabic-language open educational resources (OERs)".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2013/01/20130128141555.html#axzz2vr6NP51W|title=Arab League, U.S. Launch Open Book Project {{!}} IIP Digital|website=iipdigital.usembassy.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref>

With the advent of growing international awareness and implementation of open educational resources, a global OER logo was adopted for use in multiple languages by UNESCO. The design of the Global OER logo creates a common global visual idea, representing "subtle and explicit representations of the subjects and goals of OER". Its full explanation and recommendation of use is available from UNESCO.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mello|first=Jonathas|title=Global OER Logo|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/Events/global_oer_logo_manual_en.pdf|work=UNESCO|publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|access-date=16 April 2013}}</ref>