Open edX
Open edX is an open-source learning management platform for creating, delivering, and managing online courses, virtual classrooms, and large-scale educational programs.
It uses a modular service-oriented architecture with separate learning and authoring applications, supports video lessons, graded assignments, discussion forums, certificates, and SCORM content, and includes LTI integrations, mobile apps, and customizable theming for institutional deployments.
According to our data, Open edX ranks 17th among the learning management systems we track.
It has 0.2% of the LMS market share and is present on 0.001% of all websites.
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π Rankings and Market Share
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- Rank: 17
- Market share: 0.2%
β‘ Sites Powered by Open edX
We have data on 28 websites that use the Open edX LMS. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Open edX is mooc-conservation.org.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #224,506 | English | ||
| 2 | #296,691 | United States | English | |
| 3 | #412,102 | English | ||
| 4 | #517,507 | Belgium | English | |
| 5 | #599,832 | France | French | |
| 6 | #655,023 | Romania | Romanian | |
| 7 | #694,397 | Ukrainian | ||
| 8 | #909,723 | Poland | English | |
| 9 | #1,108,985 | Spain | Latin American Spanish | |
| 10 | #1,317,193 | Ukraine | Ukrainian | |
| 11 | #1,350,608 | Netherlands | English | |
| 12 | #1,353,167 | Brazil | English | |
| 13 | #1,767,263 | India | English | |
| 14 | #2,137,087 | English | ||
| 15 | #2,395,877 | Iran | Persian | |
| 16 | #3,004,375 | English | ||
| 17 | #3,963,294 | United States | American English | |
| 18 | Germany | Persian | ||
| 19 | Chile | Spanish | ||
| 20 | Greece | Greek |
π Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Open edX:
- are located in France
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Marketing/Merchandising category.
Most of the sites using Open edX are from France, the United States, and Spain.
- France 13.6%
- United States 13.6%
- Spain 9.1%
- Belgium 4.5%
- Brazil 4.5%
- Chile 4.5%
- Croatia 4.5%
- Denmark 4.5%
- Germany 4.5%
- Other 36.7%
Most Open edX users speak English, Spanish, or Persian.
- English 60.7%
- Spanish 7.1%
- Persian 7.1%
- Ukrainian 7.1%
- Romanian 3.6%
- French 3.6%
- Arabic 3.6%
- Greek 3.6%
- Mongolian 3.6%
The Open edX LMS is especially popular on .com, .org, and .es top-level domains.
- .com 25%
- .org 10.7%
- .es 7.1%
- .online 7.1%
- .nl 3.6%
- .eu 3.6%
- .in 3.6%
- .edu.hk 3.6%
- .wiki 3.6%
- Other 32.1%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Open edX include marketing and merchandising, and education and reference.
- Marketing/Merchandising 50%
- Education/Reference 50%
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π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Open edX's headquarters?
Open edX is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Which country uses Open edX the most?
The majority of Open edX users are from France.
Who uses Open edX?
According to our data, Open edX is used on at least 28 sites, including such established ones as mooc-conservation.org,
learn.wiki, and
fflearning.digital.
Do academic institutions use Open edX?
Yes. The most prominent of these is mooc.edu.gr.
What are the alternatives to Open edX?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Open edX may include Moodle,
Canvas LMS, and
LearnDash.
ποΈ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,739,733 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.
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