On the last day of the recently concluded 2024 OEGlobal Conference in Brisbane, Australia, the OEGlobal team confirmed that the OEGlobal Conference would return to Massachusetts, USA, in 2026. MIT OpenCourseWare co-hosted the Open Education Global (OEGlobal) conference in 2011, then known as the OpenCourseWare Consortium Global Conference. Fifteen years later, in 2026, MIT OpenCourseWare will again co-host the OEGlobal conference in Cambridge, Mass., USA.
Curt Newton, MIT OpenCourseWare’s Publication Director, Shira Segal, Collaborations and Engagement Manager, and Brandon Muramatsu, Senior Associate Director: Projects at MIT, travelled to the OEGlobal conference in Brisbane, Australia to announce the 2026 Conference.
The 2026 conference will be organised in collaboration with the Massachusetts Open Education Resources (OER) Advisory Council and Open Education Global (OEGlobal). It will mark the 18th anniversary of OEGlobal’s founding as the OpenCourseWare Consortium and the 25th anniversary of MIT OpenCourseWare.
The focus of the OEGlobal 2026 conference will be on inventing a more open and equitable future.
“With the many OER (open education resources) advocates, practitioners, doers, and thought leaders across our region and around the world, we invite you to gather and reflect as a global community on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,” Curt Newton, said at the 2024 OEGlobal conference in Brisbane, Australia, as he announced the hosts of the 2026 conference. “Come invent with us!” was his passionate invitation to the open education community to attend the OEGlobal 2026 Conference.
“We are looking forward to co-organizing the next edition of the OEGlobal Conference together with MIT and the Massachusetts OER Advisory Council,” said Igor Lesko and Marcela Morales, co-executive directors at Open Education Global. “The Conference is a premier venue for open education practitioners, advocates, researchers, policymakers and students to share practices, network, and initiate collaborations. Participants will engage in discussions about the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in open education, as well as share their perspectives on its future direction. Over the years, the OEGlobal Conference has attracted participants from more than 60 countries around the world. We look forward to welcoming the global community of open education enthusiasts to Massachusetts, USA, in 2026.”
About OEGlobal
Open Education Global (OEGlobal) believes education should be open and available for all. It should not be a commodity held for a price or kept by a group with exclusive access. Open Education Global is a worldwide community of practitioners supported by member institutions that seek to transform education systems everywhere.
As a nonprofit, OEGlobal provides space through events, networks, and platforms to build a global open community of support and practice. Via its many events, celebrations and collaborative platforms, OEGlobal supports the movement toward openness in all aspects of education. With our passionate members from 250+ institutions, 238+ open educators, and an extensive international community, we foster opportunities to co-create and share resources to encourage and mainstream openness in education worldwide.
OEGlobal annually coordinates and hosts Open Education Week (OEWeek), the Open Education Global (OEGlobal Conference), and the Open Education Awards for Excellence (OEAwards). It brings together global communities through the OEGlobal Connect forum, CCCOER, OELatam and OEGlobal Francophone. Collectively, these efforts successfully encourage and make visible high-quality, inclusive education to all learners around the world. https://www.oeglobal.org
About MIT OpenCourseWare
MIT OpenCourseWare, part of MIT Open Learning, was launched in 2001, establishing Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first higher education institution to make educational resources freely available to learners anywhere in the world, regardless of their institutional affiliation. In 2024, OpenCourseWare offers materials on its website from more than 2,500 courses that span the MIT undergraduate and graduate curriculum — from syllabi, lecture notes, and problem sets to assignments, audiovisual content, and insights. With 7,500 videos and 5.5 million subscribers, its YouTube channel reaches even more people for whom video is their gateway to learning. OpenCourseWare also has an open license that allows the remix and reuse of its educational resources, which inspire millions of curious and motivated learners yearly to pursue their interests, develop new skills, and even switch careers.
