Abstract: Within globalization and the development of information and communication technologies
(ICT), social and civic competence and sustainability take on a relevant role in the international scope.
To this end, a theoretical section on citizenship models and the di erent fingerprints of sustainability
is presented. The study is quantitative, with a sample of 161 massive open online courses (MOOCs)
from three of the main platforms (Coursera, EdX and MiriadaX) with content on citizenship, citizen
participation and/or sustainability. Both data collection and analysis are structured around a system
of four categories: Technical dimension, didactic dimension, citizenship and sustainability. An
exploratory analysis is carried out, followed by a factorial analysis focused on correlations and
reduction of factors that allows us to define a main formative profile of the MOOC in relation to the
reference themes. In this way, this research concludes that there is an international trend in MOOCs
in citizenship and sustainability, whose predominant training proposals include contents related
to the ecological citizenship model, as well as issues such as lack of resources, the need to reduce
waste derived from consumption, climate change, or the impact of companies on the local economy
and environment.