Open Education for a Global Economy - NYTimes.com - 3 views
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ALISON provides free online interactive education to help people acquire basic workplace skills.
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Right now, a lot of free education is thrown online without a clear sense of how it will help people prepare themselves for employment.
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The decision to make everything on ALISON free remains the key factor that distinguishes the site from others of its type, and makes it globally valuable.
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