We live in a society with ever changing needs and expectations, with education practitioners and policy-makers facing the challenges of new economic, social and technological conditions in their work."Opening Education" examines the relationship between government and organizational policies, and the work of practitioners in open and distance learning, by exploring a selection of international examples. The authors, many of them recognized experts, write from a wide range of international and organizational perspectives, with each one draws on significant experience within his or her field.