The Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization recently released a joint statement suggesting a series of effective practices in combating bogus providers of higher education. These “diploma mills” offer credentials with little to no academic work required and are often hard to spot, as accreditation of institutions of higher education vary from country to country. Nonetheless, the statement offers specific suggestions such as: 
-creating tools for identification of degree mills,
-an international network for information and alerts about degree-mill activity,
-informing the public about degree mills, and
-encouraging countries to take action to assure that degree mills do not receive public funds.
The intended audience for the statement includes higher education leaders, policy makers, accreditation and quality assurance professional, and students seeking international higher education opportunities.