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Developed by IMS Global, Open Badges are the world’s leading format for digital badges and are used to certify learning or the mastery of skills.

Digital credentials for the modern learner

Today, education goes way beyond classroom walls and traditional courses: learning takes place across educational, personal and professional spheres as technology enables us to acquire skills and knowledge anytime and anywhere. In this digital, rapidly changing environment, having a centralised online space to accreditate skills and knowledge is crucial for today’s learners. It’s also important for educational institutions, employers and organisations to quickly verify these credentials as legitimate. 

Open Badges enable precisely this by allowing badge receivers to host their badges in one single location and organizations to easily check that the earner’s skills and competences are trustworthy. 

An open badge issued with Moodle

A closer look at Open Badges

Open Badges are a type of…