diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c674113cb16..339c74894a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Changelog
+
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#2363](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2363))
 - [exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc] Add Sum to OTLPMetricExporter
   ([#2370](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2370))
+- [api] Rename `_DefaultMeter` and `_DefaultMeterProvider` to `NoOpMeter` and `NoOpMeterProvider`.
+  ([#2383](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2383))
 
 ## [1.8.0-0.27b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.8.0-0.27b0) - 2021-12-17
 
@@ -38,7 +41,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [1.7.1-0.26b1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.7.0-0.26b0) - 2021-11-11
 
-
 - Add support for Python 3.10
   ([#2207](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2207))
 - remove `X-B3-ParentSpanId` for B3 propagator as per OpenTelemetry specification
@@ -110,10 +112,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Add name to `BatchSpanProcessor` worker thread
   ([#2186](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2186))
 
-
 ## [1.5.0-0.24b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.5.0-0.24b0) - 2021-08-26
 
-
 - Add pre and post instrumentation entry points
   ([#1983](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1983))
 - Fix documentation on well known exporters and variable OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER which were misnamed
@@ -141,12 +141,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [0.23.1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1987) - 2021-07-26
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Fix opentelemetry-bootstrap dependency script.
   ([#1987](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1987))
 
 ## [1.4.0-0.23b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.4.0-0.23b0) - 2021-07-21
 
 ### Added
+
 - Moved `opentelemetry-instrumentation` to core repository.
   ([#1959](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1959))
 - Add support for OTLP Exporter Protobuf over HTTP
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1893](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1893))
 
 ### Added
+
 - Give OTLPHandler the ability to process attributes
   ([#1952](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1952))
 - Add global LogEmitterProvider and convenience function get_log_emitter
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1903](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1903))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Updated `opentelemetry-opencensus-exporter` to use `service_name` of spans instead of resource
   ([#1897](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1897))
 - Added descriptions to the env variables mentioned in the opentelemetry-specification
@@ -187,6 +191,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1946](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1946))
 
 ### Fixed
+
 - Updated `opentelementry-opentracing-shim` `ScopeShim` to report exceptions in
   opentelemetry specification format, rather than opentracing spec format.
   ([#1878](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1878))
@@ -194,12 +199,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [1.3.0-0.22b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.3.0-0.22b0) - 2021-06-01
 
 ### Added
+
 - Allow span limits to be set programatically via TracerProvider.
   ([#1877](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1877))
 - Added support for CreateKey functionality.
   ([#1853](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1853))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Updated get_tracer to return an empty string when passed an invalid name
   ([#1854](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1854))
 - Changed AttributeValue sequences to warn mypy users on adding None values to array
@@ -214,6 +221,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [1.2.0, 0.21b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.2.0-0.21b0) - 2021-05-11
 
 ### Added
+
 - Added example for running Django with auto instrumentation.
   ([#1803](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1803))
 - Added `B3SingleFormat` and `B3MultiFormat` propagators to the `opentelemetry-propagator-b3` package.
@@ -226,6 +234,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1863](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1863))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Fixed OTLP gRPC exporter silently failing if scheme is not specified in endpoint.
   ([#1806](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1806))
 - Rename CompositeHTTPPropagator to CompositePropagator as per specification.
@@ -253,12 +262,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1856](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1856))
 
 ### Removed
+
 - Moved `opentelemetry-instrumentation` to contrib repository.
   ([#1797](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1797))
 
 ## [1.1.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.1.0) - 2021-04-20
 
 ### Added
+
 - Added `py.typed` file to every package. This should resolve a bunch of mypy
   errors for users.
   ([#1720](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1720))
@@ -273,6 +284,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1799](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1799))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Adjust `B3Format` propagator to be spec compliant by not modifying context
   when propagation headers are not present/invalid/empty
   ([#1728](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1728))
@@ -297,6 +309,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [1.0.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.0.0) - 2021-03-26
 
 ### Added
+
 - Document how to work with fork process web server models(Gunicorn, uWSGI etc...)
   ([#1609](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1609))
 - Add `max_attr_value_length` support to Jaeger exporter
@@ -310,6 +323,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1500](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1500))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - remove `service_name` from constructor of jaeger and opencensus exporters and
   use of env variable `OTEL_PYTHON_SERVICE_NAME`
   ([#1669])(https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1669)
@@ -368,6 +382,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1690](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1690))
 
 ### Removed
+
 - Removed unused `get_hexadecimal_trace_id` and `get_hexadecimal_span_id` methods.
   ([#1675](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1675))
 - Remove `OTEL_EXPORTER_*_ INSECURE` env var
@@ -378,6 +393,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [0.19b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.19b0) - 2021-03-26
 
 ### Changed
+
 - remove `service_name` from constructor of jaeger and opencensus exporters and
   use of env variable `OTEL_PYTHON_SERVICE_NAME`
   ([#1669])(https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1669)
@@ -385,18 +401,21 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1651](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1651))
 
 ### Removed
+
 - Removing support for Python 3.5
   ([#1706](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1706))
 
 ## [0.18b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.18b0) - 2021-02-16
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add urllib to opentelemetry-bootstrap target list
   ([#1584](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1584))
 
 ## [1.0.0rc1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.0.0rc1) - 2021-02-12
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Tracer provider environment variables are now consistent with the rest
   ([#1571](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1571))
 - Rename `TRACE_` to `TRACES_` for environment variables
@@ -409,6 +428,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1521](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1521))
 
 ### Added
+
 - Added `end_on_exit` argument to `start_as_current_span`
   ([#1519](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1519))
 - Add `Span.set_attributes` method to set multiple values with one call
@@ -419,6 +439,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1545](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1545))
 
 ### Removed
+
 - Remove Configuration
   ([#1523](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1523))
 - Remove Metrics as part of stable, marked as experimental
@@ -427,6 +448,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [0.17b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.17b0) - 2021-01-20
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add support for OTLP v0.6.0
   ([#1472](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1472))
 - Add protobuf via gRPC exporting support for Jaeger
@@ -439,7 +461,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1374](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1374))
 - Add local/remote samplers to parent based sampler
   ([#1440](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1440))
-- Add support for OTEL_SPAN_{ATTRIBUTE_COUNT_LIMIT,EVENT_COUNT_LIMIT,LINK_COUNT_LIMIT}
+- Add support for OTEL*SPAN*{ATTRIBUTE_COUNT_LIMIT,EVENT_COUNT_LIMIT,LINK_COUNT_LIMIT}
   ([#1377](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1377))
 - Return `None` for `DictGetter` if key not found
   ([#1449](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1449))
@@ -460,6 +482,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1482](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1482))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - `opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin` Updated zipkin exporter status code and error tag
   ([#1486](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1486))
 - Recreate span on every run of a `start_as_current_span`-decorated function
@@ -491,15 +514,20 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1544](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1544))
 
 ### Removed
+
 - `opentelemetry-api` Remove ThreadLocalRuntimeContext since python3.4 is not supported.
 
 ## [0.16b1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.16b1) - 2020-11-26
+
 ### Added
+
 - Add meter reference to observers
   ([#1425](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1425))
 
 ## [0.16b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.16b0) - 2020-11-25
+
 ### Added
+
 - Add optional parameter to `record_exception` method
   ([#1314](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1314))
 - Add pickle support to SpanContext class
@@ -514,7 +542,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1404](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1404))
 - Added support for `OTEL_EXPORTER` to the `opentelemetry-instrument` command
   ([#1036](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1036))
+
 ### Changed
+
 - Change temporality for Counter and UpDownCounter
   ([#1384](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1384))
 - OTLP exporter: Handle error case when no credentials supplied
@@ -542,6 +572,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [0.15b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.15b0) -2020-11-02
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add Env variables in OTLP exporter
   ([#1101](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1101))
 - Add support for Jaeger Span Exporter configuration by environment variables and<br/>
@@ -549,6 +580,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1114](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1114))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Updating status codes to adhere to specs
   ([#1282](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1282))
 - Set initial checkpoint timestamp in aggregators
@@ -571,6 +603,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [0.14b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.14b0) - 2020-10-13
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add optional parameter to `record_exception` method
   ([#1242](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1242))
 - Add support for `OTEL_PROPAGATORS`
@@ -585,8 +618,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1105](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1120))
 - Adding Resource to MeterRecord
   ([#1209](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1209))
-s
+  s
+
 ### Changed
+
 - Store `int`s as `int`s in the global Configuration object
   ([#1118](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1118))
 - Allow for Custom Trace and Span IDs Generation - `IdsGenerator` for TracerProvider
@@ -599,7 +634,7 @@ s
   ([#1146](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1146))
 - Update OpenTelemetry protos to v0.5.0
   ([#1143](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1143))
-- Zipkin exporter now accepts a ``max_tag_value_length`` attribute to customize the
+- Zipkin exporter now accepts a `max_tag_value_length` attribute to customize the
   maximum allowed size a tag value can have.
   ([#1151](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1151))
 - Fixed OTLP events to Zipkin annotations translation.
@@ -620,6 +655,7 @@ s
 ## [0.13b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.13b0) - 2020-09-17
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add instrumentation info to exported spans
   ([#1095](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1095))
 - Add metric OTLP exporter
@@ -643,6 +679,7 @@ s
   ([#1053](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1053))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Refactor `SpanContext.is_valid` from a method to a data attribute
   ([#1005](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1005))
 - Moved samplers from API to SDK
@@ -670,16 +707,19 @@ s
   ([#1096](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1096))
 
 ### Removed
+
 - Drop support for Python 3.4
   ([#1099](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1099))
 
 ## [0.12b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.12.0) - 2020-08-14
 
 ### Added
+
 - Implement Views in metrics SDK
   ([#596](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/596))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Update environment variable names, prefix changed from `OPENTELEMETRY` to `OTEL`
   ([#904](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/904))
 - Stop TracerProvider and MeterProvider from being overridden
@@ -706,9 +746,12 @@ s
 ## [0.11b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.11.0) - 2020-07-28
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add support for resources and resource detector
   ([#853](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/853))
+
 ### Changed
+
 - Return INVALID_SPAN if no TracerProvider set for get_current_span
   ([#751](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/751))
 - Rename record_error to record_exception
@@ -719,6 +762,7 @@ s
 ## [0.10b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.10.0) - 2020-06-23
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Regenerate proto code and add pyi stubs
   ([#823](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/823))
 - Rename CounterAggregator -> SumAggregator
@@ -727,6 +771,7 @@ s
 ## [0.9b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.9.0) - 2020-06-10
 
 ### Added
+
 - Adding trace.get_current_span, Removing Tracer.get_current_span
   ([#552](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/552))
 - Add SumObserver, UpDownSumObserver and LastValueAggregator in metrics
@@ -734,7 +779,9 @@ s
 - Add start_pipeline to MeterProvider
   ([#791](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/791))
 - Initial release of opentelemetry-ext-otlp, opentelemetry-proto
+
 ### Changed
+
 - Move stateful & resource from Meter to MeterProvider
   ([#751](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/751))
 - Rename Measure to ValueRecorder in metrics
@@ -751,10 +798,12 @@ s
 ## [0.8b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.8.0) - 2020-05-27
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add a new bootstrap command that enables automatic instrument installations.
   ([#650](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/650))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Handle boolean, integer and float values in Configuration
   ([#662](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/662))
 - bugfix: ensure status is always string
@@ -783,12 +832,14 @@ s
 ## [0.7b1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.7.1) - 2020-05-12
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add reset for the global configuration object, for testing purposes
   ([#636](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/636))
 - Add support for programmatic instrumentation
   ([#579](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/569))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - tracer.get_tracer now optionally accepts a TracerProvider
   ([#602](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/602))
 - Configuration object can now be used by any component of opentelemetry,
@@ -826,6 +877,7 @@ s
 ## [0.6b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.6.0) - 2020-03-30
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add support for lazy events and links
   ([#474](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/474))
 - Adding is_remote flag to SpanContext, indicating when a span is remote
@@ -835,6 +887,7 @@ s
 - Initial release: opentelemetry-instrumentation
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Metrics API no longer uses LabelSet
   ([#527](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/527))
 - Allow digit as first char in vendor specific trace state key
@@ -845,6 +898,7 @@ s
 ## [0.5b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.5.0) - 2020-03-16
 
 ### Added
+
 - Adding Correlation Context API/SDK and propagator
   ([#471](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/471))
 - Adding a global configuration module to simplify setting and getting globals
@@ -858,6 +912,7 @@ s
 - Initial release opentelemetry-ext-otcollector
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Rename metric handle to bound metric instrument
   ([#470](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/470))
 - Moving resources to sdk
@@ -878,6 +933,7 @@ s
 ## [0.4a0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.4.0) - 2020-02-21
 
 ### Added
+
 - Added named Tracers
   ([#301](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/301))
 - Add int and valid sequenced to AttributeValue type
@@ -899,6 +955,7 @@ s
 - Initial release opentelemetry-ext-zipkin, opentelemetry-ext-prometheus
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Separate Default classes from interface descriptions
   ([#311](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/311))
 - Export span status
@@ -924,28 +981,33 @@ s
   ([#238](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/238))
 
 ### Removed
+
 - Remove monotonic and absolute metric instruments
   ([#410](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/410))
 
 ## [0.3a0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.3.0) - 2019-12-11
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add metrics exporters
   ([#192](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/192))
 - Implement extract and inject support for HTTP_HEADERS and TEXT_MAP formats
   ([#256](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/256))
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Multiple tracing API/SDK changes
 - Multiple metrics API/SDK changes
 
 ### Removed
+
 - Remove option to create unstarted spans from API
   ([#290](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/290))
 
 ## [0.2a0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.2.0) - 2019-10-29
 
 ### Added
+
 - W3C TraceContext fixes and compliance tests
   ([#228](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/228))
 - Sampler API/SDK
@@ -953,6 +1015,7 @@ s
 - Initial release: opentelemetry-ext-jaeger, opentelemetry-opentracing-shim
 
 ### Changed
+
 - Multiple metrics API/SDK changes
 - Multiple tracing API/SDK changes
 - Multiple context API changes
@@ -961,4 +1024,5 @@ s
 ## [0.1a0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v0.1.0) - 2019-09-30
 
 ### Added
+
 - Initial release api/sdk
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/setup.cfg b/opentelemetry-api/setup.cfg
index 6a0fa67a704..95c2092cb9f 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/setup.cfg
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/setup.cfg
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ opentelemetry_context =
 opentelemetry_tracer_provider =
     default_tracer_provider = opentelemetry.trace:NoOpTracerProvider
 opentelemetry_meter_provider =
-    default_meter_provider = opentelemetry._metrics:_DefaultMeterProvider
+    default_meter_provider = opentelemetry._metrics:NoOpMeterProvider
 opentelemetry_propagator =
     tracecontext = opentelemetry.trace.propagation.tracecontext:TraceContextTextMapPropagator
     baggage = opentelemetry.baggage.propagation:W3CBaggagePropagator
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_metrics/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_metrics/__init__.py
index 54281de9537..4fd4b22988c 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_metrics/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_metrics/__init__.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def get_meter(
         pass
 
 
-class _DefaultMeterProvider(MeterProvider):
+class NoOpMeterProvider(MeterProvider):
     def get_meter(
         self,
         name,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def get_meter(
         schema_url=None,
     ) -> "Meter":
         super().get_meter(name, version=version, schema_url=schema_url)
-        return _DefaultMeter(name, version=version, schema_url=schema_url)
+        return NoOpMeter(name, version=version, schema_url=schema_url)
 
 
 class _ProxyMeterProvider(MeterProvider):
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def create_observable_up_down_counter(
             return proxy
 
 
-class _DefaultMeter(Meter):
+class NoOpMeter(Meter):
     def create_counter(self, name, unit="", description="") -> Counter:
         super().create_counter(name, unit=unit, description=description)
         return DefaultCounter(name, unit=unit, description=description)
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_instruments.py b/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_instruments.py
index f3a79aec462..b97a1640bd5 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_instruments.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_instruments.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from inspect import Signature, isabstract, signature
 from unittest import TestCase
 
-from opentelemetry._metrics import Meter, _DefaultMeter
+from opentelemetry._metrics import Meter, NoOpMeter
 from opentelemetry._metrics.instrument import (
     Counter,
     DefaultCounter,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_create_counter(self):
         """
 
         self.assertTrue(
-            isinstance(_DefaultMeter("name").create_counter("name"), Counter)
+            isinstance(NoOpMeter("name").create_counter("name"), Counter)
         )
 
     def test_api_counter_abstract(self):
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def callback():
 
         self.assertTrue(
             isinstance(
-                _DefaultMeter("name").create_observable_counter(
+                NoOpMeter("name").create_observable_counter(
                     "name", callback()
                 ),
                 ObservableCounter,
@@ -211,9 +211,7 @@ def test_create_histogram(self):
         """
 
         self.assertTrue(
-            isinstance(
-                _DefaultMeter("name").create_histogram("name"), Histogram
-            )
+            isinstance(NoOpMeter("name").create_histogram("name"), Histogram)
         )
 
     def test_api_histogram_abstract(self):
@@ -287,9 +285,7 @@ def callback():
 
         self.assertTrue(
             isinstance(
-                _DefaultMeter("name").create_observable_gauge(
-                    "name", callback()
-                ),
+                NoOpMeter("name").create_observable_gauge("name", callback()),
                 ObservableGauge,
             )
         )
@@ -379,7 +375,7 @@ def test_create_up_down_counter(self):
 
         self.assertTrue(
             isinstance(
-                _DefaultMeter("name").create_up_down_counter("name"),
+                NoOpMeter("name").create_up_down_counter("name"),
                 UpDownCounter,
             )
         )
@@ -464,7 +460,7 @@ def callback():
 
         self.assertTrue(
             isinstance(
-                _DefaultMeter("name").create_observable_up_down_counter(
+                NoOpMeter("name").create_observable_up_down_counter(
                     "name", callback()
                 ),
                 ObservableUpDownCounter,
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_meter_provider.py b/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_meter_provider.py
index e2a19968107..17325c4c03a 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_meter_provider.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/tests/metrics/test_meter_provider.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 from opentelemetry import _metrics as metrics
 from opentelemetry._metrics import (
-    _DefaultMeter,
-    _DefaultMeterProvider,
+    NoOpMeter,
+    NoOpMeterProvider,
     _ProxyMeter,
     _ProxyMeterProvider,
     get_meter_provider,
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def test_get_meter_parameters(self):
         Test that get_meter accepts name, version and schema_url
         """
         try:
-            _DefaultMeterProvider().get_meter(
+            NoOpMeterProvider().get_meter(
                 "name", version="version", schema_url="schema_url"
             )
         except Exception as error:
@@ -125,15 +125,15 @@ def test_invalid_name(self):
         Test that a message is logged reporting the specified value for the
         fallback meter is invalid.
         """
-        meter = _DefaultMeterProvider().get_meter("")
+        meter = NoOpMeterProvider().get_meter("")
 
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(meter, _DefaultMeter))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(meter, NoOpMeter))
 
         self.assertEqual(meter.name, "")
 
-        meter = _DefaultMeterProvider().get_meter(None)
+        meter = NoOpMeterProvider().get_meter(None)
 
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(meter, _DefaultMeter))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(meter, NoOpMeter))
 
         self.assertEqual(meter.name, None)
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/__init__.py
index 56b0ad704f5..626806cee27 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from opentelemetry._metrics import Meter as APIMeter
 from opentelemetry._metrics import MeterProvider as APIMeterProvider
-from opentelemetry._metrics import _DefaultMeter
+from opentelemetry._metrics import NoOpMeter
 from opentelemetry._metrics.instrument import Counter as APICounter
 from opentelemetry._metrics.instrument import Histogram as APIHistogram
 from opentelemetry._metrics.instrument import (
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def get_meter(
             _logger.warning(
                 "A shutdown `MeterProvider` can not provide a `Meter`"
             )
-            return _DefaultMeter(name, version=version, schema_url=schema_url)
+            return NoOpMeter(name, version=version, schema_url=schema_url)
 
         info = InstrumentationInfo(name, version, schema_url)
         with self._meter_lock: