The Open edX platform is the open-source software, originally developed by Piotr Mitros,[2][3] whose development led to the creation of the edX organization. On June 1, 2013, edX open sourced the platform, naming it Open edX to distinguish it from the organization itself.[4] The source code can be found on GitHub.[5][6] Maintenance was transferred to edX, an MIT/Harvard education initiative, in 2012.
When edX was acquired in 2021 by 2U,[7] the Open edX team and maintenance were transferred to the Center for Reimagining Learning (tCRIL), a nonprofit founded by Harvard and MIT with the proceeds from the acquisition.[1] In 2023, the nonprofit was renamed the Axim Collaborative.[8]
Uses
Open edX was designed for the MITx project, which was renamed to the edX project and made into a separate 501(c)3 after Harvard joined. This remains the largest global installation as of 2022, with over 3000 courses and 500,000 regular users. The Open edX community maintains a catalog of other installations, including fully-hosted learning sites open to public courses and 350 other instances run by organizations of all sizes.[9]
An Open edX marketplace also features partners that provide various services to community members running their own instances in multiple languages.
Platform design and development have been co-designed with its community from early in the project's history. The community maintains several working groups focused on marketing, build-test-release cycles, translation, data design, front-end design, and code deprecation.[14]
The community hosts an annual Open edX Conference, which rotates worldwide each year. In 2022 it was held in Portugal.[15]
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