Is open source just about avoiding licensing fees? If that’s the lens you’re using, you’re missing one of the most powerful economic engines in modern education. We’re excited to welcome Frank Nagle (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and The Linux Foundation) as a keynote speaker at the Open edX Conference 2026. In his talk, “Collaborate on the Core, Compete on the Edges: The Value and ROI of Open Source,” he’ll explore: 🔷 The Math of Contribution: How code commits and community support actually reduce maintenance debt and accelerate innovation 🔷 Innovation at the Edges: A framework for maintaining a stable, collaborative core while allowing for hyper-paced, localized experimentation 🔷 Software Sovereignty: Control, transparency, and ownership of an organization’s digital assets, preventing vendor lock-in and foreign jurisdictional risks Don’t just be a consumer – be a stakeholder in the future of digital public goods. 🔗 Join us in Salt Lake City: https://lnkd.in/eMGkYkmp #opened #opensource #edtech
Open edX Community
E-Learning Providers
The world's leading open source community for online learning.
About us
Open edX is the open source platform that powers edX.org. Through our commitment to the open source vision, Open edX code is freely available to the community. Institutions and companies can host their own instances of Open edX and offer their own classes. Educators can extend the platform to build learning tools that precisely meet their needs. And developers can contribute new features to the Open edX platform. Our goal is to build a thriving worldwide community of educators, learners, and technologists who share innovative solutions to benefit students everywhere. We invite you to explore Open edX and participate in our growing movement.
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https://openedx.org/
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- E-Learning Providers
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- 51-200 employees
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- Cambridge
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- Nonprofit
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- 2013
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- open source and ed tech
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The Open edX Project has a new website! 🎉 The platform powers 70K courses and supports 140M+ learners worldwide. Explore free tutorials, courses, and real-world case studies – and join the Open edX Community. 👉 https://openedx.org/ #openedx #opensource
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As the global economy evolves at the speed of AI, the challenge for nations has shifted from providing access to education to ensuring alignment with the workforce. Governments are now positioning learning platforms as critical national infrastructure. At Open edX Conference 2026, join architects building national upskilling initiatives at scale: The National Learning Ledger: Scaling Skills and Economic Mobility – Zelalem Assefa (Ministry of Education, Ethiopia) – Lydia Logan (IBM) – Javier Pozo (Santander Open Academy) They’ll explore how countries are designing sovereign, scalable systems that connect skills to real economic opportunity. 📍 May 19-22 | Salt Lake City 🔗 Session details: https://lnkd.in/eRnSv-qK 👉 Register today: https://lnkd.in/eZY2se5G #openedx #opensource
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👀 The next great Open edX platform project might begin with a conversation at the 2026 Open edX conference. Join us for the Solving Problems Together: Community-Driven Platform Development workshop on May 19. This interactive session will spotlight the Learning Pathways feature, currently in development with EdPlus at Arizona State University, Edly, and OpenCraft. We’ll explore how the project grew from a conversation at the 2025 Open edX Conference and how we’ve leveraged the Product Proposal process. You’ll also get a chance to interact with the prototypes. The second half of the workshop is yours. Bring your big ideas, roadmap challenges, and appetite for collaboration. We'll facilitate structured idea generation and community connection to help initiate the next generation of platform features. 💡 Learn more about the workshop: https://lnkd.in/e2m-wcKY 🎟️ Register for the conference: https://lnkd.in/eMGkYkmp #openedx #opensource #edtech
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The Open edX newsletter is out! A lot of exciting things are happening across the open-source ecosystem. This month's newsletter includes: ✨ The launch of the Open Renaissance Group ✨ The Ulmo release on the Open edX platform ✨ A sneak preview of the lineup at the Open edX Conference 🔗 Read the newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eZviMJKP 📩 Subscribe to receive updates: http://eepurl.com/jCmNbw #openedx #opensource
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Skills-forward learning is key to delivering workforce-aligned, job-ready educational programs. Join us at the Skill & Scale the Future Workshop 🔮 on Tuesday, May 19 at the Open edX Conference, featuring: ✨ Panel discussion with experts across ed tech and corporate upskilling spaces ✨ Interactive session exploring upcoming Open edX platform features designed to support skills-forward learning programs ✨ Hands-on demo and feedback session on new capabilities with the Open edX product team Learn more about the session: https://lnkd.in/e2m-wcKY 🔗 Register today to join the conversation in Salt Lake City: https://lnkd.in/eMGkYkmp #openedx #opensource #edtech
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The future of learning is open 🏔️ As we navigate an era where AI is no longer a "future" concept but the critical infrastructure of global education, the stakes for our community have never been higher. At the Open edX Conference 2026, we aren’t just gathering to talk about software – we’re gathering to build the digital public infrastructure of the next decade. Here’s a preview of the plenary sessions and keynotes at this year’s conference: 🌍 The National Learning Ledger: Hear from Santander Open Academy, Uruguay’s Ceibal, and the world’s most ambitious upskilling initiatives on how they’re using the Open edX platform to build sovereign, scalable skills pipelines for millions. 📈 The Open Source Dividend: Join Frank Nagle (Massachusetts Institute of Technology/The Linux Foundation) for a look at the economics of AI. Frank will challenge us to move from "users" to "stewards," proving why an open platform is the safest and most effective "sandbox" for AI-driven learning. 🎓 The Student Voice: Moderated by Courtney Hills McBeth (Western Governors University), this session flips the script. We’re moving beyond technical specs to hear directly from learners on how they use AI and competency-based models to achieve real-world mobility. 🤖 Engineering Success at Scale: A deep dive into the "Next Gen" of student support. We’ll explore how AI-driven Socratic tutors and predictive analytics are reimagining the feedback loop – without the "black box" of proprietary vendors. Whether you are a developer, a university leader, or a government strategist, this is where the roadmap for the future of learning is being written. 📍 Salt Lake City, UT 📅 May 19-22 🎟️ https://con.openedx.org/ #openedx #opensource #edtech
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For technology to meet the moment, universities must be at the center of creating it. That’s why Edward Zarecor (VP of Engineering, Open edX Project) added his name to the open letter authored by the Open Renaissance Group, a global initiative led by the Apereo Foundation to help higher education reclaim leadership over its shared digital foundation. Join the movement. ✍️ Read and sign the letter: https://www.apereo.org/ORG #OpenSource #OpenRenaissance #HigherEducation
I recently signed the Open Renaissance Group letter, and I’m calling on my colleagues in higher education to do the same, see the link below. For 25 years, our institutions built the digital ecosystems that power global research and learning. But lately, we’ve moved from being architects to being tenants. We are increasingly reliant on a handful of proprietary providers, narrowing our choices and compromising our long-term strategic autonomy. In an era defined by Generative AI, this isn’t just a technical hurdle - it’s a crisis of Digital Sovereignty. If we don't own the "logic" of our learning environments, we don't own the data that fuels them. We cannot outsource the governance of our intellectual future to black-box systems. At Open edX Community and Axim Collaborative, we believe the solution is a shift from consumption to co-creation. We need to treat our software and standards as Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) - a shared commons that we steward together. This is an invitation to leadership: * Presidents & Provosts: Prioritize open solutions that guarantee institutional mission-alignment. * CIOs: Shift from a procurement mindset to a stewardship mindset. * Technologists: Build on open standards (like OBv3.0) to ensure learner mobility. The "Open Renaissance Group," led by the Apereo Foundation, is about reclaiming the tools of our trade. It’s about ensuring that the next 25 years of educational innovation are governed by academic values, not just quarterly earnings. Join the movement. Read and sign the letter here: https://www.apereo.org/ORG I look forward to continuing this conversation in person this May at the Open edX Conference in Salt Lake City. Let's build a digital future we actually own. #HigherEducation #OpenSource #DigitalStrategy #OpenRenaissance #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #OpenedX #AximCollaborative
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The Open edX project is proud to be a Gold Partner of eLearning Africa 2026. 🌍 Join us in Accra, Ghana from June 3-5 for this year’s conference focused on “Africa's Time, Africa's Terms: Learning for Sovereignty, Strength and Solidarity.” We'll be speaking about how open source solutions actively support sovereignty, strength, and solidarity, and sharing real-world examples from the e-SHE project in Ethiopia. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ehrry2WY #eLA26 #openedx #opensource
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📣 Today is the last day to submit your Open edX Conference 2026 proposal! We’d love to hear from educators, operators, developers, and innovators across the Open edX Community. Share your innovations, unique use cases, and how you’re leveraging the platform to transform teaching and learning. Join the conversation this year in Salt Lake City! 📅 Proposals due March 6: https://lnkd.in/e8qbm7aa #openedx #opensource #edtech
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