About Us

Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. Colleges and universities across the country use the tools in developing, maintaining and reviewing their online courses and in training their faculty.

Did You Know?

• QM Institutions can subscribe as individual campuses, through a consortium of schools, or as part of a comprehensive statewide system.
• QM maintains a registry of courses that have met Quality Matters' rigorous design standards.
• QM standards are supported by best practices and the research literature (PDF), which is updated (PDF) with every new rubric release.
• QM was started by MarylandOnline, Inc., a consortium of colleges and universities, who saw early the quality challenge and continues its innovative work today.
• QM has trained more than 8,000 faculty and instructional design staff.

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