The document discusses the OpenCourseWare Consortium (OCWC), which is a collaboration of over 200 higher education institutions creating open educational course content. The OCWC aims to advance education worldwide by providing open course materials. It summarizes the benefits of OCWC membership, which include consultation, collaboration, collective visibility, and sustainability support. Current OCWC projects highlighted include the OCWC Toolkit, discipline-based content collaborations, and technological collaborations.