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MIT OpenCourseWare receives tens of millions of visits each year, with over two-thirds of visits from outside North America. (Map data from 2020)

OCW is a valued resource for educators, students, professionals, and independent self-learners.

Data from 2015 user survey

Use Scenario		% of Use
Educators	Improve personal knowledge	50%
	Learn new teaching methods	15%
	Incorporate OCW materials into a course	19%
	Find reference material for my students	8%
	Develop curriculum for my department or school	5%
Students	Enhance personal knowledge	42%
	Complement a current course	31%
	Plan a course of study	24%
Professionals	Expand my personal knowledge	47%
	Review basic concepts in my professional field	25%
	Support a work-related project or task	16%
	Keep current with developments in my field	8%
Self Learners	Learn for personal enjoyment	48%
	Prepare for future course of study	24%
	Keep current with developments in my field	12%
	Support other informal studies, e.g. complement MOOCs	8%

Educators: 85% say OCW has improved their motivation to teach, and 96% say it's improved their motivation to keep learning
Students: for those using OCW to complement their current studies, 94% say OCW improved their understanding of important concepts
Self-Learners: 92% of those planning a return to school say that OCW increased their confidence of success
Professionals: 100% say OCW increased their professional motivation, and 94% say OCW helped them learn new skills, techniques or perspectives

The impact of OCW can be best described by the thousands of learners who use OCW every day. We welcome you to read a compilation of some of the inspirational feedback we've received over the years.