Here are a few links: Schoolforge: https://schoolforge.net/ Connections: http://cnx.org/ Open Source Initiative: http://www.opensource.org/ Open Educational Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources Nicholas Negroponte 's One Laptop Per Child ( OLPC )-project tried to combine hardware and open source software for developing countries. George Lucas founded an Educational Foundation to improve and stimulate education: Edutopia Speaking