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Metric	Minecraft Education	Minecraft Education Preview
User count	56,750,628	15,563,887
Average rating	4.13	3.88
Rating count	143,534	20,159
Last updated	2026-04-28	2026-06-25
Size	910.05 MB	1000.00 MB
Version	1.21.133.4	1.26.30.0

Short description	Minecraft Education offers a collaborative, creative platform for immersive game-based learning in math, coding, history, and more.	Explore Minecraft Education Preview for creative, collaborative, and problem-solving learning experiences in schools and organizations. Try new features today!
Full summary	Minecraft Education is a dynamic game-based learning platform designed for schools and organizations. It fosters creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving by immersing students in blocky worlds where they can explore subjects like math, history, reading, and coding through engaging lessons and curated curriculum. With hundreds of ready-to-teach lessons and open creative worlds, educators can easily tailor the experience to diverse learning needs without requiring prior gaming experience. Key features include multiplayer modes for cross-platform collaboration, Code Builder supporting block coding, JavaScript, and Python, and tools like Immersive Reader and documentation utilities. Integrations with Microsoft Teams and Flipgrid enhance teacher control and assessment. Developed in partnership with organizations like NASA and BBC Earth, Minecraft Education inspires passion for STEM and equips students with future-ready skills such as critical thinking, digital citizenship, and teamwork.	Minecraft Education Preview is an exclusive app designed for schools and organizations to experience upcoming features from Mojang Studios’ development team. Focusing on game-based learning, it fosters creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving among students. While in preview mode, users cannot join games hosted on non-preview versions, and settings or worlds from the retail edition will not transfer. However, lessons from the Minecraft Education Library are fully supported. The preview builds may be unstable as they are work-in-progress versions, and users must have a Minecraft Education license through a Microsoft 365 Admin Center account. Perfect for educators seeking to integrate innovative, interactive learning tools, Minecraft Education Preview empowers classrooms with engaging curriculum-driven gameplay that adapts to educational needs.