Education should be open, accessible, and available to all. It should not be treated as a commodity or restricted to a select few. Open Education is crucial for transforming education into a shared, collaborative public good.
Open Education Global (OEGlobal) is a dedicated international non-profit organization that serves as a global advocate for open education. It comprises a diverse community of educators, students, researchers, innovators, activists, and policymakers who are united in transforming education systems worldwide. Since 2008, OEGlobal has been at the forefront of the global Open Education movement, promoting the application of open principles across all educational areas.
OEGlobal is the one organization focused exclusively on open education worldwide.
Our primary role is to connect. OEGlobal facilitates knowledge exchange, advances sustainable systemic change, and amplifies the impact of open education initiatives. We provide platforms for building an international community dedicated to sharing ideas and best practices, and we help link local efforts to global movements.
Our Mission
We promote, support and advance open education around the world.
Our Vision
Empowerment through education
OEGlobal’s primary role is to serve as a connector. We facilitate knowledge exchange, promote sustainable systemic change, advocate for open policies, amplify impact, and link local open education initiatives to global efforts. In 2021, OEGlobal published its Strategic Vision 2030: Open For Public Good. This vision guides our work through three main focuses: Field Building, Knowledge Exchange, and Value Co-Creation.
OEGlobal provides a space through events, networks, and platforms to build an international community of support and practice. We foster opportunities to co-create and share ideas that promote growth and spread openness in education worldwide.
These core beliefs shape OEGlobal’s vision:
- Education is a public good essential for improving the world.
- Every learner must have access to educational opportunities, both in and out of the classroom, to achieve their full potential.
- Both learners and educators should have the freedom to use, create, and modify resources and learning experiences.
- Collaborative community spaces are vital for educators to share and learn relevant practices.
- Technologies must support equitable access, engagement, and interaction among learners and educators.
OEGlobal, in partnership with its members and community, aims to:
- Expand educational access for everyone.
- Enhance the quality of education.
- Make education more affordable.
- Boost student success.
- Encourage collaboration through the co-creation of educational materials, allowing for customization and redistribution.
- Inspire pedagogical innovation through the interactive culture of the internet.
- Build international partnerships and foster a global culture of learning, sharing, and cooperation.
The interests of OEGlobal’s member organizations and individual open educators are broad and diverse. Open Education has a rich history of providing opportunities for those who often face barriers to access. OEGlobal continues and builds on this tradition by focusing on new forms of open education supported by digital technology, the Internet, and encouraging cultures of sharing.
On behalf of our members and the open education community, OEGlobal organizes a variety of networking activities and events each year, including Open Education Week (OEWeek), the Open Education Awards of Excellence, the OEGlobal Conference, the OEGlobal Tour. We celebrate and empower open educators through our regional nodes: CCCOER, OELatam and OEGlobal Francophone.
We foreground the work of open educators through the OEGlobal Voices podcast and sessions of OEGlobal Live! We gather the Open Education community to discuss all matters related to Open Education through our events, and daily on OEGlobal Connect and the Global Discussions On Open Education LinkedIn group.
These initiatives enhance awareness, promote collaboration, validate, make visible and celebrate excellence in open education worldwide.
You can see how we put these principles and goals into action by browsing through OEGlobal’s activities below:
OEGlobal Events
OEGlobal events and awards are organized to support the work of its members and the global open education community.
field building
knowledge exchange
Community Building
Our global platforms and regional nodes provide the community with online forums to support their open education work, wherever they are.
knowledge exchange
value co-creation
Special Projects
OEGlobal partners with other open movement and education organizations that share common goals and aspirations.
value co-creation
field building