OER Knowledge CloudWeb ArticleObama highlights open education in U.S. Open Government Partnership National Action PlanObama highlights open education in U.S. Open Government Partnership National Action Plan20142014/09Creative CommonsYouTubeU.S. OGP National Action Planopen policyopen governmentOGPOERcable greenUnited StatesCreative Commons2014Yesterday at the United Nations, President Barack Obama marked the Open Government Partnership‘s (OGP) third anniversary by announcing that in addition to the commitments outlined in the current U.S. OGP National Action Plan, “The United States will take additional steps to make our government more open, transparent, and accessible for all Americans.” Among the multiple new commitments: “Promote open educational resources, to help teachers and students everywhere.” The multi-pronged commitment to promote OER is described as the first item in the updated National Action Plan Commitments documenthttp://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/43817http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/43817United States, North America