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 that will open in late May. 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 web site for more information and explore the links below for sources of inspiration from previous years of recognition.

Explore the 254 awardees recognized since 2011
News Stories
Tune in to our latest podcast conversations with previous award winners.

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

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

Know more about the the conception, design, development, and production of the Open Education Awards for Excellence trophy.