The OpenCourseWare Consortium

The OCW Consortium

The OCW Consortium Links to an external site. (OCWC) are the stewards of the OpenCourseWare definition. They describe themselves as a worldwide community of hundreds of higher education institutions and associated organizations committed to advancing OpenCourseWare and its impact on global education. They serve as a resource for starting and sustaining OCW projects, as a coordinating body for the movement on a global scale, and as a forum for exchange of ideas and future planning.

The OCWC has members around the globe, as demonstrated by an interactive map of members Links to an external site. on their website:

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OCWC members publish openly licensed course materials in 18 languages Links to an external site..