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OpenCourseWare Consortium: Courses


An OpenCourseWare(OCW) is a free and open digital publication of high quality university‐level educational materials.  These materials are organized as courses, and often include course planning materials and evaluation tools as well as thematic content.

OCW Consortium members from all over the world are publishing OCW in a variety of formats, subjects, and languages. 

OCW Consortium members from all over the world are publishing OCW in a variety of formats, subjects, and languages.  Here are some ways to find OCW.

Search Courses

Using our specialized search engine, you can search for courses amongst all OCW Consortium members who are currently publishing a course feed.  You can begin by using the quick search form in the left side of the page, or go directly to the Advanced Course Search page.

Browse Courses by Language

We have also organized courses by the language in which they are published.  You can choose from available languages here.

Browse Courses by Source

You can also explore courses from each source, or publishing institution.  You can choose from a list of members here.

OpenCourseWare Websites

Not all OCW sites are publishing courses in a format compatible with our search index.  To see the entire list of OCW sites of members, visit this directory.


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