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This book provides an international presentation of the issues and concepts for the automating of instructional system development (ISD). Based on a NATO workshop held as part of the special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology, the book includes information on the planning, production, and implementation of automated ISD. Summaries arepresented of existing successful systems along with specifications for future developments. The book is unique in its comprehensive coverage of automating ISD, from both American and European perspectives. The book provides not only a complete and international review of state-of-the-art knowledge in the field but also discusses future trends andfurther international cooperation in the implementation of advanced automated systems. Readers are given direct access to the history, current development, and future of instructional design automation.