Udacity teams up with Google, AT&T and other tech giants for Open Education Alliance

Udacity and other massive open online course (MOOC) providers may have mixed support among academics, but the startup sure has a lot of allies in Silicon Valley. The company said that it had joined forces with a group of prominent technology companies to launch the Open Education Alliance, which intends to provide students around the world with a curriculum and skills they need to pursue careers in technology.