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Courses in Courseware Library generally fall into one of two categories:
Existing training content on Microsoft technologies: Many partners, consultants, instructors, and others have created training content because of their unique business needs, specializations, and customers’ requirements.
New courses on Microsoft technologies: Authors who are considering creating courses typically do so based on technologies requested by their customers and clients, or emerging skills and technologies that they anticipate will be in high demand.
Courses must be in one of the supported languages.
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You are paid 70 percent of the total net receipts from sales of your courseware that Microsoft collects from purchasers. Microsoft will add up all transactions for your courseware sales on which Microsoft was able to collect money. You are responsible for paying all taxes on the payments you receive.
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Any author who is a Microsoft-approved vendor and complies with the requirements can distribute a course on Courseware Library. All subject-matter experts on Microsoft software, technologies, and solutions worldwide are eligible to distribute their courses on Courseware Library.
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Only Microsoft Partner Network members can purchase a license to courseware from the Courseware Library.
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The content on Courseware Library serves multiple global audiences: IT professionals, developers, and business (information) workers.
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Courseware that covers 50 percent or more of the same subject matter as any existing or planned Microsoft Official Course (MOC) courseware or Microsoft Certification exam, whether that 50 percent is covered in one or multiple courses by the same author, is not eligible for distribution on Courseware Library.
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You set the course price in U.S. currency for the courses you distribute on Courseware Library. You indicate the U.S. currency price for your course in the price field on the Courseware Submission Form. Microsoft will calculate the equivalent price for your course if you sell it in other currencies with reference to foreign exchange rates and how Microsoft converts its U.S. prices into foreign currency for its own Microsoft courseware.
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Yes, they can. Only courses on the same subject matter as an existing or planned Official Microsoft Learning Product (OMLP) or Microsoft Official Course (MOC) are not eligible for distribution on Courseware Library.
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If you have a current Microsoft Corporation vendor number, you can use that number to distribute your courses on Courseware Library. However, if you reside outside the United States and your vendor number is with a Microsoft affiliate or subsidiary, you must apply for a Microsoft Corporation vendor number.
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IT professional and developer courses listed under “Training Vouchers” in Courseware Library can be used for training sessions that qualify for training voucher redemption. Your course can benefit from the expanded marketplace. Training sessions on business worker (also called information worker) courseware do not qualify for Software Assurance training voucher redemption.
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We welcome authors and publishers to include their logos in the content that they submit for publication, provided such use is compliant with the course requirements.
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No. Marketing materials cannot be embedded in courseware content.
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Yes. You can distribute your course that promotes the adoption and usage of Microsoft technologies, as well as their effective delivery in appropriate audiences in Courseware Library.
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Microsoft Learning does not provide pricing guidance for third-party courseware.
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Yes. However, we ask authors to keep their prices consistent for at least one year to enable Microsoft Learning Partners to budget for their courseware purchases accordingly.
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Any course for which Microsoft receives an assertion or claim that the course infringes the rights of a third party will be removed from Courseware Library.
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You are free to distribute your courseware through other channels. However, you cannot use the Courseware Library ID number provided to you, since that number must not be used outside Courseware Library.
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You are responsible for providing technical and customer support for your courseware. You are required to include contact information in the profile information as part of your courseware.
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If you have any questions, please contact clsubmit@microsoft.com.
