Quality assurance of Australian offshore education: the complexity and possible frameworks for understanding the issues

The issue of quality surfaced recently with increasing reports of Australian offshore education programs compromising quality to chase the international student dollar. This paper highlights the complexities involved in the study of quality assurance (QA) in a growing offshore market and the importance of investigating the dynamics of QA from a perspective that includes the offshore partners and their implementation processes. Establishing sound QA mechanisms safeguards the quality of programs delivered offshore.