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. b /b b i Opening Education /i /b 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.