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This paper is about public policies for quality assurance in distance learning towards territory development. The study was based on the literature review which enabled an overview of the key concepts for a better understanding of the theme and documental analysis to bring experiences from Mozambique. Challenges for distance learning pubic policies that recognize different contexts are also presented, as well as suggestions for quality policies conducive to the local development; and a short note for further work is also included.
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This article reports research developed within the PhD Multimedia in Education (University of Aveiro, Portugal), integrated in the PhD Program Technology Enhanced Learning and Societal Challenges, funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, FCT I.P. – Portugal, under contracts # PD/00173/2014, # PD/BI/113830/2015 and # PD/BI/113826/2015.
Acknowledgments are extensive to the Ministry of Education and Human Development (MINEDH) and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher and Vocational Education (MCTEST) in Mozambique for the support in providing valuable data for this study.
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Nakala, L., Franque, A., Ramos, F. (2018). Public Policies for Quality Assurance in Distance Learning Towards Territory Development. In: Mealha, Ó., Divitini, M., Rehm, M. (eds) Citizen, Territory and Technologies: Smart Learning Contexts and Practices. SLERD 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 80. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61322-2_15
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