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Moodle content management system user guide

Introduction to Moodle:

Moodle is open-source software and is distributed
under the GNU General Public License. This means
that everyone has the right to download, install, use,
modify, and distribute it for free. It is available on
the Internet. In general, Moodle is characterized by
being easy to install, use, and develop, and includes
activity modules such as forums, resources,
magazines, tests, assignments... etc.

Moodle was designed on educational foundations to help trainers provide an electronic
learning environment. It can be used personally at the individual level, and it can also serve
a university that includes 40,000 thousand trainees. The system's website includes 75,000
registered users who speak 70 different languages from 138 countries and is available in
dozens of languages, including Arabic. Moodle is based on the PHP programming
language.

Moodle was built on educational foundations, and now there are hundreds of
developers around the world. Moodle is characterized by continuous and rapid updates.
Moodle is currently used by thousands of educational institutions around the world to
create and produce online courses on the Internet and to support traditional courses (face-
to-face education). It is an open-source program and is distributed under the GNU
General Public License. This means that everyone has the right to download, install, use,
modify, and distribute it for free. It is available on the Internet. In general, Moodle is
characterized by being easy to install, use, and develop, and includes activity units such
as forums, resources, magazines, tests, assignments... etc.

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