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October 21, 2026

Introduction

This textbook is structured around three interconnected thematic areas that reflect key dimensions of Open Education in higher education contexts: OER Policy, Support and Resources, and Open Educational Practices (OEP). This textbook is designed to support different layers of reuse, recognising that readers will engage with its content in different ways depending on their needs and experience with Open Education. Level 1 – Some may simply read and explore the chapters to gain an understanding of OER policies and practices. Level 2 – Others may discover reusable sources by following the referenced toolkits, frameworks, case studies, and openly licensed materials included throughout the book. Level 3 – For practitioners ready to implement Open Education, many of these resources can be adapted and remixed to fit local institutional, disciplinary, or linguistic contexts. Level 4 – Finally, the textbook also provides editable templates, practical tools, and implementation examples that can be directly reused when developing policies, workshops, support services, or educational resources. Chapter 1: Navigating the OER Policy landscape Chapter 2: Support and resources for Open Education Chapter 3: Practical tips for trustworthy OER reuse, adaptation and co-creation Chapter 4: The role of domain specific communities UNESCO OER RECOMMENDATION AREAS The textbook is strongly informed by the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (2019), which provides an international framework for supporting the development and sustainability of Open Education. The chapters engage with the five UNESCO OER Recommendation action areas: Building capacity of stakeholders to create, access, re-use, adapt, and redistribute OER Developing supportive policy Encouraging inclusive and equitable quality OER Nurturing the creation of sustainability models for OER Facilitating international cooperation Throughout the textbook, these action areas are referenced to help situate practices, policies, and resources within broader international Open Education developments.

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Marta Bustillo, Paola Corti, Harrie van der Meer, Claudia Hackl- Mayerhofer, Sylvia Moes

October 2, 2026

Constructive, Collaborative, Contextual, and Self-Directed Learning

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) has shaped education at Maastricht University (UM) for more than five decades. Yet PBL is sometimes narrowly associated with one particular instructional format: the seven-step approach. Constructive, Collaborative, Contextual, and Self-Directed (CCCS) Learning at the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) takes a broader perspective. It presents the four CCCS learning principles as a flexible set of design principles for meaningful teaching, learning, and assessment. The booklet brings together more than thirty examples from across FSE. Organised around Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM), the cases span educational levels from pre-university education to PhD training and cover a wide variety of formats, including tutorials, laboratories, projects, fieldwork, assessment, games, and technology-enhanced learning. Each case starts from an educational challenge, describes a concrete intervention, and reflects on the design through the CCCS lens. Readers encounter examples ranging from student-led mathematics tutorials and open-ended physics experiments to robotics projects, ecological fieldwork, co-created assessment, serious games, and authentic engineering challenges. Together, they demonstrate that student-centred learning can take many different forms while remaining academically rigorous and appropriate to the demands of STEAM education. Rather than prescribing a single method, the booklet inspires educators to rethink their own practice. It shows how CCCS learning principles can serve as a shared language for educational innovation while allowing room for disciplinary differences, creativity, co-creation, playful learning, technology, and different approaches to PBL. The collection is intended as a practical source of ideas for teachers, course coordinators, programme directors, educational developers, and University Teaching Qualification participants within Maastricht University and beyond. Its central message is simple: CCCS learning is not confined to one classroom format or one disciplinary tradition; it is a versatile foundation for designing engaging and meaningful higher education.

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Martijn Boussé, Hanne Diliën, Joris van Poecke, Lonneke Bevers, Stefan Jongen

September 10, 2026

Open3DModel - Spinal cord and surroundings section - English labels

3D model of a section of the spinal cord and its surroundings: the meninges, vertebra and the spinal nerves that exit the vertebral column. Individual structures can be hidden or shown, the model can be rotated, zoomed, panned. Version: Sept. 2026 The source model was created by the Open3D Project. Anatomical content: Alexander (A.) Bijnsdorp, MD, anatomist, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc, dept. Anatomy & Neurosciences, Netherlands (spinal cord) Ivar (I) Kommers, MD, neurosurgeon, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc, Netherlands (spinal cord) Prof. em. George J.R. Maat, MD, PhD, anatomist, forensic anthropologist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (bones and articulations) 3D modeller: Eungyeol Lee, BFA, MSI, medical artist, 3D modeller, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands Web model: Daniël Jansma, MSc, anatomist, e-learning developer, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands This model is a further elaboration of the 3D models by the BodyParts project, and the Z-Anatomy project. Free to use if you follow the CC BY SA license. All Open3Dmodels can be found at https://anatomytool.org/open3dmodel-learn.

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Open3D project, Eungyeol Lee, Alexander Bijnsdorp, Ivar Kommers, Prof. George J.R. Maat, Daniël Jansma

August 13, 2026

Process – Quality checks in the digital educational resources cycle

This document describes the quality assurance process for digital educational resources at HAN and the elements required to make that process reliable, repeatable, and practical. It includes 1. The procedure for quality assurance of digital educational resources; 2. The HAN quality model for digital educational resources; 3. Guidelines and a template for (peer) review of digital educational resources; 4. An explanation of how to apply the quality model and (peer) review within the educational resources cycle.

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Marijn Post, Marja Versantvoort

July 13, 2026

Workshop Recognition and Rewards

The interactive workshop Recognition and Rewards focuses on the impact of recognition and rewards on the choices made within research regarding Open Science principles. It is notable that, in the current system, Open Science-related tasks receive less recognition and appreciation than 'traditional' research tasks. The workshop demonstrates how the societal impact of research can change through a cultural shift regarding recognition and rewards for Open Science tasks.

Presentation

Eef Benthem, Lars Feddema, Emma Mulder, Evelien Terwel, Addy Traficonte

July 6, 2026

Thirst for Justice: The International Court of Justice

This textbook goes beyond a straightforward account of the International Court of Justice. At its heart lies a deeper question: does the work of the ICJ retain meaningful relevance for the world community, and if so, does it do so despite the emerging dynamics of a multipolar world order, or perhaps precisely because of them? To answer that question, the book takes a deliberately judicial approach. The bulk of its pages are devoted to the close examination of some of the most significant cases in the Court’s entire history, including those of its predecessor, the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ). In doing so, it uncovers what are often the best-kept secrets of this venerable institution: its actual judgments, and what they reveal about the evolution of international law across the decades. Three chapters structure the work around the Court’s past, present, and future. The opening chapter traces the history of the ICJ from its institutional roots, including the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the PCIJ, through the exceptional and often turbulent arc of the twentieth century. Written in accessible language, it introduces readers to the Court’s main functions, its composition, and its structure, offering a nuanced portrait of an institution that came of age during one of history’s most consequential periods. The cases examined in the two subsequent chapters were selected through a rigorous process involving a broad pool of experienced international lawyers. In total, fourteen cases and one Advisory Opinion are analysed, proceedings that have already shaped the international legal order and are likely to continue doing so in matters of considerable consequence. Dit leerboek gaat verder dan een rechtlijnige beschrijving van het Internationaal Gerechtshof (ICJ). Centraal staat een diepere vraag: behoudt het werk van het ICJ een wezenlijke betekenis voor de internationale gemeenschap, en zo ja, doet het dat ondanks de opkomende dynamiek van een multipolaire wereldorde, of misschien juist dankzij die dynamiek? Om die vraag te beantwoorden, kiest het boek bewust voor een rechterlijke benadering. Het grootste deel van het boek is gewijd aan een nauwgezette analyse van enkele van de belangrijkste zaken uit de volledige geschiedenis van het Hof, waaronder die van zijn voorganger, het Permanente Hof van Internationale Justitie (PCIJ). Daarbij worden de vaak best bewaarde geheimen van deze eerbiedwaardige instelling blootgelegd: haar daadwerkelijke uitspraken en wat deze onthullen over de ontwikkeling van het internationaal recht door de decennia heen. Drie hoofdstukken structureren het werk rond het verleden, het heden en de toekomst van het Hof. Het openingshoofdstuk schetst de geschiedenis van het ICJ, vanaf zijn institutionele wortels – waaronder het Permanente Hof van Arbitrage (PCA) en het PCIJ – tot aan de uitzonderlijke en vaak turbulente ontwikkeling van de twintigste eeuw. In toegankelijke taal maakt het de lezer vertrouwd met de belangrijkste taken, de samenstelling en de structuur van het Hof, en biedt het een genuanceerd beeld van een instelling die tot volle wasdom kwam tijdens een van de meest ingrijpende perioden uit de wereldgeschiedenis. De zaken die in de twee daaropvolgende hoofdstukken worden behandeld, zijn geselecteerd via een zorgvuldig proces waarbij een brede groep ervaren internationaal juristen betrokken was. In totaal worden veertien zaken en één advies (Advisory Opinion) geanalyseerd: procedures die de internationale rechtsorde reeds diepgaand hebben beïnvloed en naar verwachting ook in de toekomst richtinggevend zullen blijven voor vraagstukken van groot internationaal belang.

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Mónica García-Salmones Rovira

July 5, 2026

Open3DAnatomy - 3D model Inguinal Ligament and related structures - English labels

3D model of the Inguinal Ligament and the structures that are related to it. The inguinal ligament is a thickened part of the external abdominal oblique muscle aponeurosis. Several structures are closely related to it, such as the reflected (inguinal) ligament, the lacunar ligament (Gimbernath), and the medial and lateral crus of superficial inguinal ring. The iliopubic tract is a thickening of the fascia transversalis, that runs parallel to, and is the counterpart of, the inguinal ligament, recognized in laparascopic inguinal hernia surgery. Other ligamentous structures identified in this region are e.g. the pectineal ligament (Cooper's), and the iliopectineal arch. Overlays (green transparent) are used to show several of these structures, as they are specifically named parts of larger structures. This model contains a very small selection of the structures that are present in the model 'Open3DAnatomy - 3D model Inguinal and Femoral Canal and Surrounding Regions - English labels' The source model was created by the AnatomyTOOL Open3D Model Project. Anatomical content: O. Paul Gobée, MD, anatomist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (inguinal and femoral canal, muscles of abdomen) Prof. Marco C. DeRuiter, PhD, anatomist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (pelvis) Jan (J.) Kooloos, PhD, anatomist em., Radboud University Nijmegen, dept. Anatomy, Netherlands (muscles of lower limb) Prof. em. Koos-Jaap (K.J.) van Zwieten, PhD, anatomist, Hasselt University, dept. of Anatomy, Belgium (nerves and blood vessels of lower limb review) Prof. dr. Evie (E.) Vereecke, PhD, anatomist, KU Leuven Campus Kulak, Dept of Development and Regeneration, Belgium (muscle review of lower limb) Prof. em. George J.R. Maat, MD, PhD, anatomist, forensic anthropologist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (bones and articulations) 3D modeller: Eungyeol Lee, BFA, MSI, medical artist, 3D modeller, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands Web model: Daniël Jansma, MSc, anatomist, e-learning developer, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands This model is a further elaboration of the 3D models by the BodyParts project, and the Z-Anatomy project. Free to use if you follow the CC BY SA license.

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O. Paul Gobée, Eungyeol Lee, Daniël Jansma, BodyParts Project, Z-Anatomy project

July 5, 2026

Open3DAnatomy - 3D model Inguinal and Femoral Canal and Structures in Inguinal and Femoral Hernia Surgery - English labels

3D model of the Inguinal and Femoral Canal and Structures relevant for Inguinal and Femoral Hernia Surgery. This model focuses on the structures relevant to understand the inguinal canal and femoral canal, including the structures relevant in surgery for inguinal and femoral hernia's. Surgically relevant structures that are present include: inferior epigastric artery to obturator artery connection (corona mortis), lacunar ligament (Gimbernath), iliopubic tract, inguinal triangle (Hesselbach's), iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal nerves, etc.. Overlays (green transparent) are used to show structures with specific names that are part of larger structures. For instance: lacunar ligament, reflected inguinal ligament, iliopubic tract, femoral sheath, femoral canal, femoral ring, deep and superficial inguinal rings, inguinal (Hesselbach's) triangle, conjoint tendon, medial and lateral crus of superficial inguinal ring. Most of these overlays are initially hidden, but they can be shown via the menu. This model contains a selection of the structures that are present in the model 'Open3DAnatomy - 3D model Inguinal and Femoral Canal and Surrounding Regions - English labels' The source model was created by the AnatomyTOOL Open3D Model Project. Anatomical content: O. Paul Gobée, MD, anatomist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (inguinal and femoral canal, muscles of abdomen) Prof. Marco C. DeRuiter, PhD, anatomist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (pelvis) Jan (J.) Kooloos, PhD, anatomist em., Radboud University Nijmegen, dept. Anatomy, Netherlands (muscles of lower limb) Prof. em. Koos-Jaap (K.J.) van Zwieten, PhD, anatomist, Hasselt University, dept. of Anatomy, Belgium (nerves and blood vessels of lower limb review) Prof. dr. Evie (E.) Vereecke, PhD, anatomist, KU Leuven Campus Kulak, Dept of Development and Regeneration, Belgium (muscle review of lower limb) Prof. em. George J.R. Maat, MD, PhD, anatomist, forensic anthropologist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (bones and articulations) 3D modeller: Eungyeol Lee, BFA, MSI, medical artist, 3D modeller, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands Web model: Daniël Jansma, MSc, anatomist, e-learning developer, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands This model is a further elaboration of the 3D models by the BodyParts project, and the Z-Anatomy project. Free to use if you follow the CC BY SA license.

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O. Paul Gobée, Eungyeol Lee, Daniël Jansma, BodyParts Project, Z-Anatomy project

July 4, 2026

Open3DModel - Brachial plexus - English labels

3D model of the brachial plexus. Individual structures can be hidden or shown, the model can be rotated, zoomed, panned. Version: July 2025 The source model was created by the Open3D Project. Anatomical content: Denise (D.M.J.) Arnold, MD, PhD student anatomy (2025), University of Toronto, Canada (blood vessels and nerves) Prof. em. George J.R. Maat, MD, PhD, anatomist, forensic anthropologist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (brachial plexus nerves, bones and articulations) Jan (J.) Kooloos, PhD, anatomist em., Radboud University Nijmegen, dept. Anatomy, Netherlands prof. Marco (M.C.) DeRuiter, PhD, anatomist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands 3D modeller: Eungyeol Lee, BFA, MSI, medical artist, 3D modeller, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands Web model: Daniël Jansma, MSc, anatomist, e-learning developer, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands The Open3DModel was based on the predecessors: BodyParts and Z-Anatomy. All Open3Dmodels can be found at https://anatomytool.org/open3dmodel-learn.

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Open3D project, Eungyeol Lee, Denise M.J. Arnold, Prof. George J.R. Maat, Jan Kooloos, Prof Marco C. DeRuiter

July 4, 2026

Open3DModel - Muscle attachments - English labels

3D model showing the muscle attachments. Individual structures can be hidden or shown, the model can be rotated, zoomed, panned. Version: March 2026 The source model was created by the Open3D Project. Anatomical content: Jan (J.) Kooloos, PhD, anatomist em., Radboud University Nijmegen, dept. Anatomy, Netherlands (muscles of upper and lower limb) Prof. Marco C. DeRuiter, PhD, anatomist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (muscles of upper limb, pelvis and lower limb) Andreas Herrler, apl. Prof., MSc (MHPE), PhD, anatomist, University Maastricht, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (muscles of the back and of thorax) O. Paul Gobée, MD, anatomist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (muscles of abdomen and diaphragm) Prof. dr. Evie (E.) Vereecke, PhD, anatomist, KU Leuven Campus Kulak, Dept of Development and Regeneration, Belgium (muscle of lower limb review) Prof. em. George J.R. Maat, MD, PhD, anatomist, forensic anthropologist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (bones and articulations) 3D modeller: Eungyeol Lee, BFA, MSI, medical artist, 3D modeller, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands Web model: Daniël Jansma, MSc, anatomist, e-learning developer, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands Contributions from: Emily (E.C.A.) Lowes, MSc, medical artist, 3D modeller, UK (bones of lower limb) This model is a further elaboration of the 3D models by the BodyParts project, and the Z-Anatomy project. Free to use if you follow the CC BY SA license. All Open3Dmodels can be found at https://anatomytool.org/open3dmodel-learn.

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Open3D project, Eungyeol Lee, Jan Kooloos, Prof. Marco C. DeRuiter, Andreas Herrler, O. Paul Gobée, Prof. dr. Evie Vereecke, Prof. George J.R. Maat, Daniël Jansma