‘roads’ and ‘nodes’ through which flows can run; the 
planning  phase,  which  develops  learning  paths  and 
skills  as  objectives;  and,  finally,  the  control  of  the 
different flows at the operation level, which calls for 
re-routing  and  scheduling  within  the  network, 
considering the potential huge number of learners.  
The  framework  is  an  attempt  to  tackle  the 
complexity  of  the  OE  ecosystem  that  calls  for 
institutional  autonomy  of  the  ‘Universities’  and  for 
self-management  when  it  comes  to  learners.  This 
research work will be completed by implementing the 
conceptual  Open  Education  Supply  Chain  into  a 
prototype  to  evaluate  the  challenges  when  put  into 
practice.  In  parallel,  future  research  could  analyse 
existing  but  not  yet  fully  unveiled  Open  Education 
Supply Chains. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
This paper takes place at  the very start of an  SNSF 
funded project entitled Open Education for Research 
Methodology Teaching across the Mediterranean.  
This  work  is  partially  funded  by  the  Réseau  de 
Competences  de  Suisse  Occidentale  (RCSO)  under 
the Grant 103483 RPNP. 
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