The eMundus project aims to strengthen cooperation among higher education institutions from Europe, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Indonesia, Canada and New Zealand by exploring how open approaches like open educational resources, MOOCs and virtual mobility can support long-term academic partnerships. The project partners include universities and organizations from the involved regions. The vision is for open education to help establish international partnerships focused on cooperation and experience sharing rather than a market-oriented approach. Activities include mapping tools and approaches through the eMundus Atlas and sharing successes and lessons through the eMundus Exploratorium to transform teachers and leaders. Contributions are invited from other stakeholders.