Our Annual Recognition Program
Open Education Awards for Excellence highlights outstanding contributions in the Open Education community, honoring exemplary leaders, distinctive Open Educational Resources, and Open Practices from around the world.



What’s Happening?
It’s time… to start considering who and what to nominate in 2025 for an Open Education Award for Excellence. Look for a new streamlined process opening June 9. Who are the people that inspire you? What are the open assets/resources that should be recognized for excellence? And what are the ways in which open education is carried out that stand out?
Stay tuned to this website for more information, and explore the links below for sources of inspiration from previous years of recognition.
News Stories

Connect
Learn about the Awards, discuss the process, know more about the categories, and interact with previous winners.

Hall of Fame
Browse the archive of 254 award winners dating back to 2011. A decade worth of outstanding achievements in the open education community.

Stories of Impact
Hear directly from previous winners of the Open Education Awards for Excellence who share how winning this recognition has had an impact on their work in open education.