Best Online English Courses in Morocco (2026)

Disclosure: we publish this list and we rank ourselves first

This comparison is written and published by Englify Academy, an online English and French school based in Morocco. We rank ourselves number one. You should read that with the scepticism it deserves, so here is exactly how we tried to keep it honest.

Every entry — including ours — is described using the same fields: who it is best for, format, published pricing, pros and cons. Every competitor fact was checked against the provider's own website on the date shown at the bottom of this page. Where a provider does not publish a price publicly, we say that instead of guessing, and we do not quote a single star rating or review count for anyone, ourselves included, because we could not verify those live at the time of writing.

We rank Englify first for reasons you can check yourself in ten minutes: our prices are published, our group size is capped and stated, our session length and weekly rhythm are stated, and the trial class and placement test are free, so you can test the claim before paying anything. If a criterion below matters more to you than the ones we are strong on — for example, you want an institutional certificate, or you want to pay for one lesson at a time — another entry on this list is the better answer, and we say so in that entry.

Ranking criteria

The order below reflects how well each option serves a typical learner in Morocco who wants to actually reach a level, not just practise occasionally. The criteria are applied identically to every entry.

• Live teacher or not — is there a person teaching you, or are you self-studying?
• Curriculum — is there a structured CEFR path from your level to the next, or is each session standalone?
• Price transparency — is the price published, in a currency you can read, without an account?
• Cost in Moroccan terms — what does a serious three- to six-month commitment actually cost in dirhams?
• Speaking time — group size, and how much of the session you spend talking
• Support in your languages — can you get help in Arabic, Darija or French when something goes wrong?
• Accountability — does anyone track your progress or report to a parent?

Quick overview

• Best overall for structured progress in Morocco: Englify Academy
• Best for choosing your own freelance tutor by the hour: Preply, or italki
• Best for pure on-demand speaking practice with native speakers: Cambly
• Best for a large corporate-scale online school: EF English Live
• Best for institutional authority and exam preparation: British Council Morocco
• Best self-study apps (a different category, no teacher): Duolingo, Babbel

Comparison table

Read this as a table: each line is one provider, in the format model — curriculum — published price. "Not published publicly" means we hit a login wall or a missing page when we checked, not that the provider is expensive or cheap.

• Englify Academy — live small group (max 6) or 1-on-1 on Google Meet, 60 min, 3x/week — CEFR A0–C1 curriculum — 650 MAD / 3 months, 1,500 MAD / 6 months, kids from 250 DH/month; free placement test and trial
• Preply — marketplace of freelance tutors, pay per lesson, 1-on-1 — no single curriculum, each tutor sets their own approach — each tutor sets their own hourly rate; Preply states the price depends on the tutor's experience and qualifications, so there is no one published course price
• italki — marketplace of freelance tutors, pay per lesson, 1-on-1 — no single curriculum — set per tutor; trial-lesson prices listed on italki's English teachers page ranged from roughly USD 5 to USD 48 when we checked
• Cambly — on-demand conversation with native speakers, 1-on-1, start a call any time — no structured curriculum — subscription pricing was behind a login when we checked, so we do not quote it
• EF English Live — large online school, group classes plus private lessons — structured levels — the pricing page we checked returned a 404, so we do not quote a price
• British Council Morocco — courses for adults, kids and teens, plus a separate 24/7 online offer — structured, exam-focused, institutional — course fees are not published on the Morocco English courses page; you have to enquire
• Duolingo — self-study app, no teacher — gamified path, not CEFR class teaching — free tier with a paid Super subscription; the price is shown only after starting a free-trial flow, so we do not quote it
• Babbel — self-study app, no teacher — self-paced courses — babbel.com/prices showed USD 8.95/month on the 12-month individual plan when we checked

1. Englify Academy — best overall for structured progress in Morocco

Englify is an online English and French academy based in Morocco. Classes are live on Google Meet in small groups capped at six students, or one-to-one, with 60-minute sessions three times a week and a CEFR-aligned curriculum from A0 to C1. Teachers are TEFL/TESOL-certified and support runs on WhatsApp in Arabic and French. For children, parents receive a session report.

Pricing is published: 650 MAD for three months and 1,500 MAD for six months, which is a 33% discount on the equivalent monthly rate. Kids' classes start at 250 DH per month. The placement test and the first trial class are free, so nothing about this entry requires you to trust us — book the trial and judge the class.

• Best for: a learner in Morocco or the diaspora who wants to move up a full CEFR level with a teacher and a syllabus
• Format: live small group (max 6) or 1-on-1 on Google Meet, 60 minutes, 3x/week
• Pricing: 650 MAD / 3 months, 1,500 MAD / 6 months (33% discount), kids from 250 DH/month, free placement test and trial class
• Pros: published prices in dirhams; capped group size; CEFR path A0–C1; TEFL/TESOL-certified teachers; WhatsApp support in Arabic and French; parent reports for kids
• Cons: we are the publisher of this comparison, so treat our position with scepticism; no internationally recognised institutional certificate like the British Council's; fixed 3x/week rhythm suits committed learners more than occasional practice; no self-study app to use between sessions

2. Preply — best for picking your own freelance tutor by the hour

Preply is a marketplace, not a school: thousands of independent English tutors list themselves, each setting their own hourly rate, and you book and pay per lesson. Preply's own English tutors page states that every teacher sets an hourly rate that depends on their experience and qualifications, which is why no single course price exists to quote.

That flexibility is real, and so is the trade-off: the syllabus, the pacing and the consistency all depend on the individual tutor you happen to pick, and there is no institution behind the lesson if that tutor stops teaching.

• Best for: learners who want to choose a specific person, change tutors freely, and pay lesson by lesson
• Format: 1-on-1 video lessons, scheduled with the individual tutor
• Pricing: set per tutor; no single published course price. Check the tutor's own rate before booking
• Pros: enormous choice of tutors; tutor reviews and ratings visible on the platform; no long commitment; easy to switch teachers
• Cons: no shared curriculum or level structure; quality varies tutor by tutor; per-hour pricing usually costs more than a group course over three to six months; no support in Darija from the platform itself

3. Cambly — best for on-demand speaking practice

Cambly connects you to a native English speaker for conversation, on demand, without booking far ahead. It is genuinely useful if your only weak point is speaking confidence and you already have grammar and vocabulary in place.

It is not a course. There is no level path, no homework and no assessment, and when we checked, the subscription pricing sat behind a login wall, so we do not quote a figure here — sign up far enough to see the price before committing.

• Best for: learners at B1 and above who need conversation volume rather than teaching
• Format: 1-on-1 video conversation with native speakers, on demand
• Pricing: not publicly verifiable — the pricing page required a login when we checked
• Pros: instant practice with native speakers; no scheduling friction; good for fluency and confidence
• Cons: no curriculum, no level progression, no assessment; not suitable for beginners or for children who need structure; price not visible before creating an account

4. italki — best marketplace alternative to Preply

italki works on the same model as Preply: freelance teachers and tutors list themselves, set their own prices and teach one-to-one. On italki's English teachers page, trial-lesson prices ranged from roughly USD 5 to USD 48 when we checked, which gives you a sense of the spread rather than a course price.

If you like the marketplace model, it is worth comparing italki and Preply side by side for the specific teacher you want, since the same tutor profile can be priced differently on each platform.

• Best for: learners comfortable managing their own learning who want a wide tutor choice
• Format: 1-on-1 lessons booked directly with individual teachers
• Pricing: set per teacher; trial lessons listed from about USD 5 to USD 48 on the day we checked
• Pros: large teacher pool including community tutors at lower rates; cheap trial lessons to test a teacher; flexible scheduling
• Cons: same structural gap as Preply — no institutional curriculum or level tracking; you carry the planning; prices in USD, so your cost moves with the exchange rate

5. EF English Live — best for a large corporate-scale online school

EF English Live is the online arm of a very large international education company, offering group classes and private lessons on a structured level system. For learners who want the reassurance of a big, long-established brand and a platform with its own materials, it is a serious option.

We could not verify its current pricing: the pricing page we checked returned a 404 at the time of writing, so we deliberately quote no figure. Ask for a quote directly and compare it in dirhams against a three- or six-month commitment elsewhere.

• Best for: learners who want a large international platform with its own level system and materials
• Format: online group classes plus private lessons, on EF's own platform
• Pricing: not verified — the pricing page returned a 404 when we checked
• Pros: established international brand; structured levels; own learning platform and materials; certificates of completion
• Cons: pricing not transparent at the point we checked; typically larger groups than a six-student cap; no Morocco-specific support in Darija; less personal than a small local school

6. British Council Morocco — best for institutional authority and exam prep

The British Council in Morocco runs English courses for adults and for kids and teens, and links to a separate 24/7 online group and private class offer. If what you need is an institutionally recognised course, or preparation tied directly to IELTS, this is the strongest name on the list.

Course fees are not published on its Morocco English courses page — you enquire — so we cannot compare its cost here. For most learners the decision is a straightforward trade-off: institutional weight and exam authority on one side, published price and small-group speaking time on the other.

• Best for: learners who need institutional recognition, or focused IELTS preparation
• Format: in-person courses in Morocco plus a separate online offer with group and private classes
• Pricing: not published on the Morocco English courses page; enquiry required
• Pros: strongest institutional authority for English in Morocco; exam expertise; recognised name on a CV
• Cons: price not published, so hard to compare; less flexible scheduling; classes often larger than a capped small group; in-person options depend on your city

Self-study apps: a different category, not a ranking position

Duolingo and Babbel come up constantly in searches for "best English learning apps" and "best apps to learn english", and they are good at what they do — but they belong in a separate category from everything above, so we deliberately do not rank them against live-teacher courses. An app gives you daily vocabulary and grammar practice with no teacher, no speaking partner and no one accountable for your progress. A course gives you a teacher, a level path and speaking time.

The honest recommendation is to use both, in their proper roles: a live course to build and correct your speaking, and an app for ten minutes a day between sessions. Do not expect an app alone to make you conversational, and do not expect a course alone to build your vocabulary if you never practise between classes.

On pricing: babbel.com/prices showed USD 8.95 per month on the 12-month individual plan when we checked. Duolingo has a free tier and a paid Super subscription, but its price is only revealed once you start a free-trial flow, so we do not quote it.

• Best for: daily vocabulary and grammar drilling, and keeping momentum between classes
• Format: self-study on a phone, no teacher
• Pricing: Babbel from USD 8.95/month on the 12-month individual plan (checked live); Duolingo free tier plus a paid Super subscription, price not shown before a trial signup
• Pros: cheap, always available, genuinely good for retention and habit
• Cons: no live speaking, no correction of your actual mistakes, no CEFR certification, no accountability; not a substitute for a course if your goal is to speak

How to choose your English course: a decision framework

Rather than trusting any ranking, including this one, answer four questions about yourself. They point to different entries on this list.

• Live teacher or self-study app? If you need to speak, you need a teacher. Apps are a supplement, never the main route to fluency.
• Group or 1-on-1? A small group is cheaper and gives you peers to speak with; 1-on-1 is faster if you have a specific deadline or a very uneven level. A capped group of six is the middle ground.
• Exam prep or general fluency? For IELTS, TOEFL or an institutional certificate, weigh the British Council and dedicated exam preparation. For speaking confidence and workplace English, a structured general course wins.
• Morocco-specific or international? Morocco-based schools price in dirhams, teach around Moroccan school and work timetables and can explain in Darija or French; international platforms price in USD or EUR and cannot.

The realistic worst case for each option

• Englify: you commit to 3x/week, your schedule changes, and you underuse what you paid for — take the free trial and be honest about the rhythm first
• Preply / italki: you pick a tutor who is warm but unstructured, and after three months you have had pleasant chats and no measurable level change
• Cambly: your fluency improves but your grammar errors get fossilised, because nobody is correcting them systematically
• EF English Live: you pay a price you could not compare and end up in a group too large for real speaking time
• British Council: you get excellent teaching at a fee you only discover after enquiring, on a schedule that does not fit your work
• Duolingo / Babbel: you keep a 300-day streak and still freeze in your first English job interview

Sources and dates checked

Every competitor claim above was checked against the provider's own website on 2026-09-16. Englify's own figures are our published prices as of the same date.

• Preply — preply.com/en/online/english-tutors (hourly rates set per tutor) — checked 2026-09-16
• italki — italki.com/en/teachers/english (trial-lesson prices listed per teacher) — checked 2026-09-16
• Cambly — cambly.com/en/students/pricing (login required, no price visible) — checked 2026-09-16
• EF English Live — englishlive.ef.com pricing page (returned 404) — checked 2026-09-16
• British Council Morocco — britishcouncil.ma/en/english (no course fees published) — checked 2026-09-16
• Babbel — babbel.com/prices (USD 8.95/month, 12-month individual plan) — checked 2026-09-16
• Duolingo — duolingo.com/super (price shown only after starting a free trial) — checked 2026-09-16
• Star ratings and review counts: not quoted for any provider, including Englify — automated access to review platforms was blocked when checked on 2026-09-16

Frequently asked questions

What is the best online English course in Morocco in 2026?

For most learners it is a live course with a CEFR curriculum rather than a pay-per-lesson marketplace or an app. Englify Academy ranks first in this comparison — which Englify publishes — for its published dirham pricing (650 MAD for 3 months, 1,500 MAD for 6 months), groups capped at six students, and free placement test and trial class. For institutional recognition or IELTS, the British Council Morocco is the stronger choice.

Is Englify ranking itself #1 in its own comparison a conflict of interest?

Yes, and we disclose it in the first paragraph. Every entry is described using the same fields, every competitor fact is taken from the provider's own website, no star ratings are quoted for anyone including us, and each entry names where another provider is the better choice. The claims about Englify are testable for free with the trial class and placement test.

How much does an online English course cost in Morocco?

At Englify, 650 MAD for three months or 1,500 MAD for six months, with kids' classes from 250 DH per month. On tutor marketplaces like Preply and italki you pay per lesson at rates each tutor sets individually. Cambly, EF English Live and the British Council in Morocco did not publish a price we could verify, so compare their quotes in dirhams before deciding.

Are apps like Duolingo and Babbel enough to learn English?

Not on their own if your goal is to speak. Apps drill vocabulary and grammar with no teacher, no speaking partner and no correction of your own mistakes. Use an app daily alongside a live course, not instead of one. Babbel showed USD 8.95 per month on its 12-month individual plan when we checked; Duolingo has a free tier plus a paid subscription.

Why does this page not show star ratings or review counts?

Because we could not verify them live at the time of writing — the review platforms we tried blocked automated access. Rather than copy numbers we could not confirm, or invent a rating for ourselves, we left ratings out entirely and stated only facts taken from each provider's own site on the date shown on this page.

Group classes or one-to-one classes — which should I choose?

Choose a small group if you want peers to speak with and a lower cost over three to six months; choose one-to-one if you have a deadline, a very uneven level, or a specific need like a job interview. At Englify, groups are capped at six students so you still speak in every session, and one-to-one classes are available.

Explore more

• How much does an English course cost in Morocco?
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• How to choose an online English tutor in Morocco
• English course prices at Englify
• Preply au Maroc et ses alternatives (FR)
• Cambly au Maroc et ses alternatives (FR)
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