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Abstract
In this article, the results of analysing the sMOOC launched by European project E-learning,
Communication, Open Data (ECO) are displayed, from the perspective of social inclusion.
Firstly, it considers people excluded from the system and, on a second stage, attention
is brought towards those agents acting as social mediators. A quantitative methodology
of analysis was applied to the interactions occurred in a sample of 1,361 participants
at ECO Portal's course “Education Innovation and Professional Development. Possibilities
and Limits of the ICTs”. Results show that ECO has massively promoted sMOOC-based
training and has become present, not only in Europe, but also in a wider geographical
spread, particularly in developing countries. Such training offering has been highly
valued by participants in aspects related to the knowledge acquired and them feeling
active role-players in the education process, which increases their commitment towards
sharing that training in diverse social environments and, as a result, makes a significant
impact on social inclusion processes.