Open Education Global

What Open Education Global does

Open Education Global (OEGlobal) is a Massachusetts-incorporated nonprofit organization founded in 2008 that operates as a global convening platform for the open education movement. The organization engages over 970 institutional members — primarily universities, colleges, and educational organizations — alongside hundreds of individual practitioners, researchers, and policymakers worldwide. OEGlobal was originally established as the OpenCourseWare Consortium and has since evolved into the central coordinating body for open educational resources (OER) and open education practices across higher education.

OEGlobal's core products and platforms include OEGlobal Connect (a community discussion forum), the annual OEGlobal Conference (hybrid in-person and online), the Open Education Awards for Excellence (a recognition program), Open Education Week (a global awareness campaign), the OEG Voices podcast, the OEGlobal Tour (a regional virtual showcase series), and a members portal. All content is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licensing. The organization also operates regional nodes — OELatam for Latin America and CCCOER (Community College Consortium for OER) for North American community colleges — to localize engagement and program delivery. Technology infrastructure consists of open web-based community collaboration tools rather than proprietary software products.

OEGlobal's business model is member-supported and mission-driven rather than profit-oriented. Revenue is generated through three primary streams: institutional membership fees (annual subscriptions), conference registration fees, and individual donations. The organization does not publicly disclose pricing or revenue figures, and it has no equity ownership structure, operating instead under a distributed governance model via a Board of Directors with global representation. Its go-to-market approach is community-led, relying on member engagement, events, and advocacy rather than direct sales, with a multi-channel presence spanning OEGlobal Connect, a bi-monthly newsletter, podcasts, and active social media profiles on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.

Name

Open Education Global

Legal name

Open Education Global, Incorporated

Website

https://oeglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Open Education Global is a nonprofit organization founded in 2008 that convenes over 970 educational institutions and practitioners worldwide to advance open education through conferences, community platforms, awards programs, regional nodes, and open-licensed content collaboration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Education Community Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

OER Licensing, Rights & Open Policy Support (Creative Commons) (EDAGAJAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Courseware & Course Modules (OCW) (EDAGAJAB), Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access Academic Publishing (MPAJABAG)

Keywords

• Open education advocacy
• Educational community network
• Open educational resources
• Annual education conference
• Nonprofit education association

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: OEGlobal operates on membership fees from institutional members including universities, colleges, and educational organizations worldwide. The organization is supported by member organizations and advocates from around the globe.
2. Conference Revenue: The annual OEGlobal Conference generates revenue through registration fees for both in-person and online participation.
3. Donations: Individual donations and support from advocates of open education.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Open Education Global (OEGlobal) is a nonprofit membership organization that convenes and supports the global open education community through institutional memberships, an annual international conference, regional virtual events, community discussion platforms, and recognition programs such as the Open Education Awards for Excellence. It serves over 970 educational institutions and hundreds of practitioners worldwide, providing networking, professional development, and advocacy infrastructure rather than selling a traditional product.

Product overview

Open Education Global (OEGlobal) is a nonprofit organization that serves as a global community platform for open education, rather than a traditional software product company. The organization operates a network of interconnected programs and services: OEGlobal Connect serves as the central community discussion platform; the annual OEGlobal Conference and OEGlobal Tour provide event-based gathering opportunities; the Open Education Awards for Excellence and Open Education Week raise awareness and recognize achievements; regional nodes including OELatam and CCCOER (Community College Consortium for OER) support localized initiatives; and the Members Portal manages organizational membership. These offerings work together to foster open education practices, build communities, and promote openness in education worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CCCOER (Community College Consortium for OER): A consortium focused on open educational resources for community colleges in North America, operating as a regional node of OEGlobal.
• OELatam

Products and services

• Institutional and Individual Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 970 educational institutions engaged globally
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MIT Open LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026MIT Open Learning co-hosts the OEGlobal 2026 Conference with OEGlobal and OLERAC at MIT campus in Cambridge, MA. The partnership celebrates the 25th anniversary of MIT OpenCourseWare and brings together open education practitioners, policymakers, and researchers.
• Massachusetts Open Education Resources (OER) Advisory Council (OLERAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026OLERAC co-hosts the OEGlobal 2026 Conference alongside OEGlobal and MIT Open Learning, supporting the Massachusetts-based hybrid event at MIT campus.
• Open Education Latam (OELatam)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional node of OEGlobal focused on open education in Latin America, extending OEGlobal's reach and community building efforts in the region.
• Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorth American regional node of OEGlobal focused on community colleges and open educational resources. Hosts webinars, book clubs, and supports OER adoption in community colleges.
• OEGlobal ConnectcoreTechnology or IntegrationCommunity discussion platform enabling global collaboration among open education practitioners, managed as part of OEGlobal's ecosystem.
• Creative CommonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative Commons is a member of OEGlobal and shares the mission of open content and education. OEGlobal's Terms of Use are adapted from Creative Commons Terms.
• Commonwealth of Learning (COL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOL is an institutional member of OEGlobal and partners on open education initiatives, particularly in developing regions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Creative Commons: Global nonprofit that builds the open licensing infrastructure (CC licenses) underpinning OEGlobal's work. CC is also an institutional member of OEGlobal, and OEGlobal's own Terms of Use are adapted from Creative Commons Terms, making them tightly linked mission peers.
• MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching): Long-standing international consortium of higher education institutions and individual educators providing access to curated OER. Mirrors OEGlobal's membership-based, community-driven model focused on open educational content in higher education.
• OER Commons (ISKME): Public digital library of open educational resources operated by ISKME. Functions as a discovery and curation hub for OER much like OEGlobal functions as a convening hub, and shares the same K–20 open education target audience.
• Commonwealth of Learning (COL): Intergovernmental organization created by Commonwealth nations to promote open learning and OER, especially in developing countries. COL is both an OEGlobal institutional member and a direct partner in OER initiatives, making it a near-twin in mission.
• ISKME: Nonprofit that originated and operates OER Commons and advances OER adoption in K–12 and higher education. Comparable to OEGlobal in mission, nonprofit structure, and target institutional buyers of OER support services.
• AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology): International professional association for educational communications and technology. Comparable membership-association model with conferences, journals, and awards serving a similar academic practitioner audience.

Broad incumbents

• EDUCAUSE: Large nonprofit membership association serving the higher education IT community. Operates a similar institutional-membership, conference-driven, community-platform model but at much greater scale and with a broader technology focus.
• Internet Archive: Digital library preserving open access to books, audio, video, and educational content. Overlaps with OEGlobal's open content mission and serves many of the same practitioner audiences interested in freely accessible educational materials.
• UNESCO OER Programme: United Nations programme that defines global OER policy frameworks (e.g., the 2019 OER Recommendation). Operates at a far larger scale than OEGlobal and shapes the same policy and institutional adoption landscape.

Emerging players

• Open Education Group: Research-focused group producing evidence on the effectiveness of OER. Operates a smaller, research-driven version of OEGlobal's advocacy work and addresses the same open education practitioner community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OpenEdGlobal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/openeducationglobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/OpenEducationGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/openeducationglobal
• Instagraminstagram.com/openedglobal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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