OpenCourseWares are open access collections of educational materials used in formal courses. In 2001, MIT launched the OpenCourseWare Initiative (http://ocw.mit.edu/)-a program that makes educational materials for every MIT course available on the Web, available to anyone anywhere free of charge. In launching and delivering on this visionary initiative, MIT set the stage to enable universities all over the world to extend the reach and opportunities afforded by teaching and learning to the world at large.

There is now growing momentum among higher education institutions to participate in this “open” movement.  Through OCW projects, universities can share and contribute their knowledge and expertise in an open and easily accessible manner.

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