This collection of blog posts, images, videos, and audio files was authored by 101 open community members across the globe to celebrate the 2017 #YearOfOpen. The 101 Open Stories editing team:  Penny Bentley, Jenni Hayman, Chrissi Nerantzi, and Viviane Vladimirschi (with encouragement and support from Judith Pete and Sujata Santosh) wish to express our deep gratitude to all of the storytellers that answered our call for contributions. We’d also like to thank the Open Education Consortium for their support and promotion of our work throughout the year. We hope you enjoy reading, connecting with the storytellers, and most importantly sharing your own stories with the amazing global open community in the years to come.

Cover art: “Light painting circle in Greenpoint” by Jeffrey Fielitz @jfielitz Unsplash