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Tourism is a multi-billion dollar international industry and also one of the biggest users of Web technologies, constantly adopting innovative ideas to enhance its market penetration. This book provides cohesive coverage of cutting-edge e-tourism systems and directions for future research and...

"This book addresses the difficulties and challenges in the MOOC design, implementation, management and deployment. It focuses on different aspects of the MOOC life-cycle process and explores the impact of new methodologies and frameworks used in the life cycle of a MOOC ranging from...

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The importance of semantics has been recognized in different areas of data and information management, including better access, exchange, interoperability, integration, and analysis of data. Semantics of data is about associating meaning to data, understanding what data represents, and improving...

User-centered design (UCD) is gaining popularity in both the educational and business sectors. This is due to the fact that UCD sheds light on the entire process of analyzing, planning, designing, developing, using, evaluating, and maintaining computer-based learning. This book explains how...