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The term learning analytics is used in the context of the use of analytics in e-learning environments. Learning analytics is used to improve quality. It uses data about students and their activities to provide better understanding and to improve student learning. The use of learning management systems, where the activity of the students can be easily accessed, potentiated the use of learning analytics to understand their route during the learning process, help students be aware of their progress, and detect situations where students can give up the course before its completion, which is a growing problem in e-learning environments. Advancing the Power of Learning Analytics and Big Data in Education provides insights concerning the use of learning analytics, the role and impact of analytics on education, and how learning analytics are designed, employed, and assessed. The chapters will discuss factors affecting learning analytics such as human factors, geographical factors, technological factors, and ethical and legal factors. This book is ideal for teachers, administrators, teacher educators, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the use of big data and learning analytics for improved student success and educational environments.

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Professor Ana Azevedo holds a PhD in Information Systems and Technologies from the University of Minho, Portugal. She is an integrated member of the CEOS.PP research center and was member of its Directive Board. She is a senior lecture in the Information Systems Department, School of Business, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal teaching courses on Analytics, Business Intelligence, Research Methodologies, and E-Commerce, and is member of the Scientific Board of the Master in E-Business. She has published articles in both journals and conference proceedings, and she collaborates in the editorial teams of several journals. She has served as chair for several conferences as well as special sessions in conferences. She has been guest editor for a number of books and special journals issues. She regularly participates as a member of the program committee for conferences and is a regular reviewer for journals and conferences.

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