The annual Open Education Awards for Excellence recognizes outstanding contributions in the Open Education community, recognizing exemplary Individuals, distinctive Open Educational Resources, and innovative Open Practices from around the world.
As we do each year leading up to the announcement of award winners, to cast a wider round of recogniztion we publish here the Shortlist of Finalists for the Open Education Awards of Excellence. For 2026 we are proud share 16 Individuals (People in Open), 16 Open Assets (What We Share), and 16 Open Practices (How We Share) tabulated from the reviews of over 200 nominations.