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What is Moodle?

Moodle is a Learning Management System (LMS) designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalised learning environments. It has WCAG 2.1 Level AA accreditation. You can obtain Moodle officially in three ways:

Download the free open-source software onto your own web server if you are technically-minded;
Purchase a low-cost MoodleCloud site, installed and managed directly by the people who make Moodle and particuarly tailored to individuals or small to medium organisations;
Connect with one of our Moodle Certified Partners and Service Providerswho will advise you and configure Moodle to your exact specifications. They can also provide Moodle Workplace, an enterprise LMS combining the best of Moodle LMS with more advanced tools for workplace learning.

A free Moodle app is available for Android and iOS, with the possiblity of purchasing your own branded Moodle app.

Moodle is developed and maintained by Moodle Pty Ltd, familiarly known as Moodle HQ. The open-source software, originally created over 20 years ago by Founder Martin Dougiamas is supported financially by a network of over 104 Moodle Partnerships worldwide and an increasing number of valued Certified Integrations. Clients purchasing a MoodleCloud site, along with voluntary donations, also help maintain Moodle's commitment to open-source learning and futher advance the mission to Empower educators to improve our world.

Built for learning, globally

Proven and trusted worldwide

Powering hundreds of thousands of learning environments globally, Moodle is trusted by institutions and organisations large and small, including Shell, London School of Economics, State University of New York, Google and the Open University. Moodle’s worldwide numbers across both academic and enterprise level usage makes it the world’s most widely used learning platform.

Teach and learn in the way you prefer

With over 20 years of development guided by social constructionist pedagogy, Moodle delivers a powerful set of learner-centric tools and collaborative learning environments that empower both teaching and learning, while at the same time allowing teachers and trainers to customise their course according to their own preferred methods.

Free with no licensing fees

Moodle is provided freely as Open Source software, under the GNU General Public License. Anyone can adapt, extend or modify Moodle for both commercial and non-commercial projects without any licensing fees and benefit from the cost-efficiencies, flexibility and other advantages of using Moodle.

Moodle in your language

Moodle’s multilingual capabilities ensure there are no linguistic limitations to learning online. The Moodle community of translatorshas translated Moodle into more than 120 languages (and counting) so users can easily localise their Moodle site, along with plenty of resources, support and community discussions available in various languages.

Free, global support

Access extensive Moodle documentation and free 24/7 support user forums in multiple languages.
Benefit from free courses for administrators, educators and developers on Moodle Academy, and download free content and courses shared by Moodle users across the world.
Enhance your site with plugins contributed by a large global community.

Find out more

Subscribe to Moodle.org community news to stay up to date with the open-source community. Subscribe to Moodle.com to receive regular news posts, interviews and event announcements.

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+==What is Moodle?==
+Moodle is a Learning Management System (LMS) designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalised learning environments. It has [https://docs.moodle.org/en/VPAT#Moodle_accessibility_conformance_report WCAG 2.1 Level AA accreditation.] You can obtain Moodle officially in three ways:
+# [http://download.moodle.org/ Download the free open-source software] onto your own web server if you are technically-minded;
+# Purchase a low-cost [https://www.moodlecloud.com/ MoodleCloud site], installed and managed directly by the people who make Moodle and particuarly tailored to individuals or small to medium organisations;
+#[https://moodle.com/partners Connect with one of our Moodle Certified Partners and Service Providers]who will advise you and configure Moodle to your exact specifications. They can also provide [https://moodle.com/solutions/workplace/ Moodle Workplace], an enterprise LMS combining the best of Moodle LMS with more advanced tools for workplace learning.
-Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a '''single robust, secure and integrated system''' to create personalised learning environments.  You can [http://download.moodle.org/ download the software] onto your own web server or ask one of our knowledgeable [http://moodle.com/partners/ Moodle Certified Partners and Service Providers] to assist you.
+A free [https://download.moodle.org/mobile/ Moodle app] is available for Android and iOS, with the possiblity of purchasing your own [https://moodle.com/solutions/moodle-app/ branded Moodle app].
-Moodle is built by the Moodle project which is led and coordinated by [http://moodle.com/hq Moodle HQ], which is financially supported by a network of over [http://moodle.com/partners 80 Moodle Partner service companies] worldwide.
+Moodle is developed and maintained by Moodle Pty Ltd, familiarly known as Moodle HQ. The open-source software, [https://moodle.com/about/the-moodle-story/ originally created over 20 years ago by Founder Martin Dougiamas] is supported financially by a network of over [http://moodle.com/partners 104 Moodle Partnerships] worldwide and an increasing number of valued [https://moodle.com/certified-integrations/ Certified Integrations]. Clients purchasing a [https://moodlecloud.com MoodleCloud site], along with [https://moodle.com/donations/ voluntary donations], also help maintain Moodle's commitment to open-source learning and futher advance the mission to '''Empower educators to improve our world.'''
 ==Built for learning, globally==
 ===Proven and trusted worldwide===
-Powering [https://moodle.org/stats/ hundreds of thousands of learning environments globally], Moodle is trusted by institutions and organisations large and small, including Shell, London School of Economics, State University of New York, Microsoft and the Open University. Moodle’s worldwide numbers of more than [https://moodle.net/stats/ 213 million users]¹  across both academic and enterprise level usage makes it the world’s most widely used learning platform.
+Powering [https://moodle.org/stats/ hundreds of thousands of learning environments globally], Moodle is trusted by institutions and organisations large and small, including Shell, London School of Economics, State University of New York, Google and the Open University. Moodle’s [https://moodle.net/stats/ worldwide numbers]  across both academic and enterprise level usage makes it the world’s most widely used learning platform.
-¹ As of 2020-06-15.
+===Teach and learn in the way you prefer===
+With over 20 years of development guided by [[Philosophy|social constructionist pedagogy]], Moodle delivers a powerful set of learner-centric tools and collaborative learning environments that empower both teaching and learning, while at the same time allowing teachers and trainers to customise their course according to  their own preferred methods.
-===Designed to support both teaching and learning===
-With over 10 years of development guided by [[Philosophy|social constructionist pedagogy]], Moodle delivers a powerful set of learner-centric tools and collaborative learning environments that empower both teaching and learning.
-===Easy to use===
-A simple interface, drag-and-drop features, and [[Main page|well-documented resources]] along with ongoing usability improvements make Moodle easy to learn and use.
 ===Free with no licensing fees===
 Moodle is provided freely as [http://opensource.org/docs/osd Open Source] software, under the [[:dev:License|GNU General Public License]]. Anyone can adapt, extend or modify Moodle for both commercial and non-commercial projects without any licensing fees and benefit from the cost-efficiencies, flexibility and other advantages of using Moodle.
-===Always up-to-date===
-The Moodle project’s open-source approach means that Moodle is continually being reviewed and improved on to suit the current and evolving needs of its users.
 ===Moodle in your language===
-Moodle’s [[Language|multilingual]] capabilities ensure there are no linguistic limitations to learning online. The Moodle community has begun [[:dev:Translation|translating]] Moodle into more than 120 languages (and counting) so users can easily localise their Moodle site, along with plenty of resources, support and [https://moodle.org/course/ community discussions] available in various languages.
+Moodle’s [[Language|multilingual]] capabilities ensure there are no linguistic limitations to learning online. The [https://lang.moodle.org Moodle community of translators]has translated Moodle into more than 120 languages (and counting) so users can easily localise their Moodle site, along with plenty of resources, support and [https://moodle.org/course/ community discussions] available in various languages.
-==All-in-one learning platform==
-Moodle provides the most flexible tool-set to support both blended learning and 100% online courses. Configure Moodle by [[Advanced features|enabling or disabling core features]], and easily integrate everything needed for a course using its complete range of built-in features, including external collaborative tools such as [[forum]]s, [[wiki]]s, [[chat]]s and [[blog]]s.
-==Highly flexible and fully customisable==
-Because it is open-source, Moodle can be customised in any way and tailored to individual needs. Its modular set up and interoperable design allows developers to [[:dev:Plugins|create plugins]] and integrate external applications to achieve specific functionalities. Extend what Moodle does by using freely available [https://moodle.org/plugins/ plugins and add-ons] - the possibilities are endless!
-==Scalable to any size==
+==Free, global support==
-From a few students to millions of users, Moodle can be scaled to support the needs of both small classes and large organisations. Because of its flexibility and scalability, Moodle has been adapted for use across education, business, non-profit, government, and community contexts.
+*Access extensive [https://docs.moodle.org/overview/ Moodle documentation] and free 24/7 support [https://moodle.org/course/ user forums] in multiple languages.
+*Benefit from free courses for administrators, educators and developers on [https://moodle.academy Moodle Academy],  and download free [http://moodle.net/ content and courses] shared by Moodle users across the world.
+*Enhance your site with  [https://moodle.org/plugins/ plugins] contributed by a large global community.
-==Robust, secure and private==
+==Find out more==
-Committed to safeguarding data [[security]] and [[Privacy|user privacy]], [https://moodle.org/security/ security controls are constantly being updated] and implemented in Moodle development processes and software to protect against unauthorised access, data loss and misuse. Moodle can be easily deployed on a private secure cloud or server for complete control.
+Subscribe to [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=82 Moodle.org community news] to stay up to date with the open-source community.
+Subscribe to [https://moodle.com Moodle.com] to receive regular news posts, interviews and event announcements.
-==Use any time, anywhere, on any device==
-Moodle is web-based and so can be accessed from anywhere in the world. With a default mobile-compatible interface and cross-browser compatibility, content on the Moodle platform is easily accessible and consistent across different web browsers and devices.
-==Extensive resources available==
-Access extensive [https://docs.moodle.org/overview/ Moodle documentation] and [https://moodle.org/course/ user forums] in multiple languages, free [http://moodle.net/ content and courses] shared by Moodle users across the world, as well as hundreds of [https://moodle.org/plugins/ plugins] contributed by a large global community.
-==Backed by a strong community==
-The Moodle project is well-supported by an active [https://moodle.org/dev/ international community], a [https://moodle.com/hq/ team of dedicated full-time developers] and a network of certified [https://moodle.com/partners/ Moodle Partners]. Driven by open collaboration and great community support, the project continues to achieve rapid bug fixes and improvements, with [[:dev:Releases|major new releases]] every six months.  Come [http://moodle.org/community/ moodle with us] in our community forums!
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-==See also==
-* [[:dev:Future|The future of Moodle]] (in the developer documentation)
-* [http://muras.eu/2018/02/28/core-moodle-lines-of-code/ How many lines of code does Moodle core have?] - from branch 2.6 to 3.4
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