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MoodleMoodle is a free and open-source software learning

management systemwritten in PHP and distributed

under the GNU General Public License.[!["!#e$eloped

on pedagogical principles%[&!['!

 Moodle is usedfor blended learning%distance education% flipped

classroom and other e-learning pro(ects in schools%

uni$ersities% wor)places and other sectors.[*![+!

,ith customiable management features% it is used to

create pri$ate websiteswith online courses for

educators and trainers to achie$e learning goals. [!

[/0!Moodle 1acronym for modular  object-

oriented  dynamic learning environment 2 allows for

e3tending and tailoring learning en$ironments using

community sourced plugins[//!

4$er$iewMoodle was originally de$eloped by Martin#ougiamas to help educators to create online courses

with a focus on interaction and collaborati$e

construction of content% and it is in continual

e$olution. 5he first $ersion of Moodle was released on

60 7ugust 6006. Nowadays the Moodle Pro(ect is led

and coordinated by Moodle H8% an 7ustralian

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company of 0 de$elopers which is financially

supported by a networ) of si3ty Moodle Partner

ser$ice companies worldwide. Moodle9s de$elopment

has also been assisted by the wor) of open-source programmers.[/6!

Moodle as a learning platform can enhance e3isting

learning en$ironments.[/!7s an :-learning tool% Moodle

has a wide range of standard and inno$ati$e

features[/"! such as calendar and Gradeboo).[/&! Moodle is

a leading $irtual learning en$ironment[/'![/*![/+!

 and can beused in many types of en$ironments such as

education% training and de$elopment[/! and

in business settings.[60!

PluginsPlugins are a fle3ible tool set% allowing Moodle users

to e3tend the features of the site. 5here are hundreds

of plugins for Moodle% e3tending the features of

Moodle9s core functionality.[6/! :ach plugin is

maintained in the Moodle plugins directory. 7s of

7pril 60/&% there are o$er /%000 plugins a$ailable for

Moodle with o$er * million downloads.[citation needed !

5hemesGraphical themes for Moodle can be installed to

change the loo) and functionality of a Moodle site or

of an indi$idual course.

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Moodle has been translated in o$er /00 languages%

a$ailable for any site administrator to install. [66! People

in $arious countries maintain and contribute to the

$arious language pac)s.[6!

MobileMany Moodle themes% based on ;esponsi$e web

design% allow Moodle to be used on mobile de$ices. 7

Moodle mobile app is a$ailable in Google Play% 7pp

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which can turn any Moodle site into a fully

compliant 4;M 600" LM

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using the @itnami installer% or using a Bone-clic)

installB ser$ice such as ?nstallatron.

>ertified Moodle Partners pro$ide other Moodle

ser$ices% including hosting% training% customiationand content de$elopment.[6&! 5his networ) of pro$iders

support de$elopment of the Moodle pro(ect through

royalties.[6'![citation needed !

?nteroperabilityMoodle runs without modification

on Uni3% Linu3% Cree@5. 7s of Cebruary

60/0% Moodle will not import @lac)board courses%

apparently due to changes in php code-releases.[6*!

?n March 60/6 @lac)board acEuired two companies

 based on Moodle9s software including @altimore-

 based Moodlerooms ?nc. and Net

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4riginsMartin #ougiamas% who has graduate degrees

in computer science and education% wrote the first$ersion of Moodle. #ougiamas started a Ph.#. to

e3amine Bthe use of open source software to support

a social constructionist epistemology of teaching and

learning within ?nternet-based communities of

reflecti$e inEuiry.B 7lthough how e3actly social

constructionism ma)es Moodle different from othereLearning platforms is difficult to show% it has been

cited as an important factor by Moodle adopters. [0!

[/! 4ther Moodle adopters% such as the 4pen

Uni$ersity in the UA% ha$e pointed out that Learning

Management

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an acronym% the name was chosen because of the

dictionary definition of Moodle[&! and to correspond to

an a$ailable domain name.['!

#e$elopmentMoodle has continued to e$ol$e since / 1since

600/ with the current architecture2. ?t has been

translated into o$er /00 different languages and is

accessible in many countries worldwide. [*! ?nstitutions

can add as many Moodle ser$ers as needed without

ha$ing to pay license fees. 5he 4pen Uni$ersity of the

UA currently uses a Moodle installation for their

600%000 users [+! while the UA go$ernment uses a

Moodle installation for their >i$il

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