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6. MS-SARA and | NC-SARA: The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) is an agreement among member states, districts, and U.S. territories that establishes comparable nation-wide standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. The reciprocity allows participating Mississippi colleges and universities to offer distance programs and courses to residents of member states without seeking state-by-state approval , and is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by postsecondary institutions based in another state. SARA is overseen by a National Council (NC-SARA) and is administered by four regional education compacts. 3. SmarterServices  SmarterMeasure by SmarterServices: Quantifies a learner’s level of readiness to study online and/or in a technology rich environment by measuring non-cognitive variables of Individual Attributes (motivation, procrastination), Learning Styles, Life Factors (time, support resources), Technical Skills and Competency, On-screen Reading Rate and Recall, and Typing Speed and Accuracy. 7. SmarterProctoring by SmarterServices: : Smarter Proctoring is a proctoring management system that organizes and manages all proctoring modalities including virtual testing center, virtual proctoring, in- person proctoring, and automated proctoring. The software is delivered inside Canvas, centralizing the proctoring process for all 15 schools and the 55 testing centers across the state of Mississippi. This tool allows institutions colleges the flexibility to select what the proctoring modalities that best meet their students’ needs.  ProctorU : is a live, online proctoring service that allows students to take an exam via webcam, microphone, and high-speed internet connection from a secure location. ProctorU is a partner of SmarterProctoring. Smarter Proctoring. ProctorU is an optional service and is paid for directly by the student and/or the local college.  RegisterBlast : is an online testing center scheduling solution that allows administrators to manage exam schedules and students to register for proctored exams. RegisterBlast is a partner of SmarterProctoring Smarter Proctoring. 8. Turnitin: An internet-based plagiarism prevention service that integrates through an LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) into Canvas and is utilized to check student submissions for original content .

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