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Table 1 Characteristics of the selected studies

From: The role of motivation in MOOCs’ retention rates: a systematic literature review

Authors

Year

Journal

Country (correspond author)

Abdullatif et al.

2020

Education and Information Technologies

Spain

Aldowah et al.

2020

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

UK

Espinosa et al.

2015

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education

Mexico

Bayeck

2016

Open Praxis

USA

Alario-Hoyos et al.

2017

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

Spain

Wang and Baker

2018

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

USA

Alraimi et al.

2015

Computers and Education

USA

Barak et al.

2016

Computers and Education

Israel

Buhr et al.

2019

Computers in Human Behavior

Canada

Deshpande and Chukhlomin

2017

American Journal of Distance Education

USA

Doo et al.

2020

Distance Education

USA

Bonk and Lee

2017

Journal of Learning for Development

USA

Tang and Chaw

2019

Electronic Journal of e-Learning

Malaysia

Eriksson et al.

2017

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Sweden

Gregori et al.

2018

Computers and Education

China

Hone and El Said

2016

Computers and Education

UK

Howarth et al.

2016

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Australia

Jung and Lee

2018

Computers and Education

South Korea

Khan et al.

2018

Telematics and Informatics

China

Kim et al.

2017

Computers in Human Behavior

South Korea

Kyewski and Krämer

2018

Computers and Education

Germany

Li et al.

2018

Computers in Human Behavior

Singapore

Luik et al.

2019

British Journal of Educational Technology

Estonia

Maya-Jariego et al.

2020

Educational Technology Research and Development

Spain

Ortega-Arranz et al.

2019

Computers and Education

Spain

Gomez-Zermeno et al.

2016

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

Mexico

Salmon et al.

2017

British Journal of Educational Technology

Australia

Shao

2018

Internet Research

China

Shapiro et al.

2017

Computers and Education

USA

Carrera and Ramírez-Hernández

2018

Sustainability

Mexico

Tsai et al.

2018

Computers and Education

Taiwan

Uchidiuno et al.

2018

International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education

USA

Wang et al.

2019

Behavior and Information Technology

Taiwan

Wang and Baker

2015

Journal of Online Learning and Teaching

USA

Watted and Barak

2018

The Internet and Higher Education

Israel

Wu and Chen

2017

Computers in Human Behavior

China

Xing et al.

2019

The Internet and Higher Education

USA

Zhang

2016

Computers and Education

China

Zhao et al.

2020

Computers and Education

China

Xiong et al.

2015

Global Education Review

USA

Petronzi and Hadi

2016

European Journal of Open, Distance and E-learning

UK

Sujatha and Kavitha

2018

International Journal of Education and Development Using ICT

India

Brooker et al.

2018

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Australia

El Said

2017

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Egypt

Greene et al.

2015

American Educational Research Journal

USA

James

2020

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

USA

Charo et al.

2020

Computers in Human Behavior

Spain

Chang et al.

2015

British Journal of Educational Technology

Taiwan

Joo et al.

2018

Computers and Education

South Korea

Sun et al.

2019

British Journal of Educational Technology

China