The benefits and barriers of online delivery of education and online learning in regional Australia were examined. Data on recent and current enrollments in online courses/modules were gathered from eight providers across four states. Nine courses were selected for more detailed analysis. Interviews were conducted with teachers, students, and other stakeholders in the nine courses. Selected findings were as follows: (1) there is a lack of consistent, comparable enrollment data for making resource allocation decisions; (2) online offerings vary significantly from provider to provider; (3) online delivery attracts a wide cross-section of students in terms of gender, age, and employment status; (4) online delivery provides otherwise unaffordable opportunities leading to careers and employment that would have otherwise required students to travel or move away from home; (5) factors limiting access to and success in online learning include the cost of hardware and software, lack of adequate infrastructure in regional/rural areas, poor design and layout of World Wide Web platforms, subject content that is difficult to explain online, lack of interaction with peers, and lack of an institutional learning culture. Changes in Australia's existing quality assurance systems, the resourcing of online delivery, and professional development practices were recommended. (Eighteen tables and 89 references are in Volume 1. Volume 2 provides reports of the case studies on eight courses, including Hospitality (operations) Certificate II, and Assessment and Workplace Training Certificate IV. (MN)