diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/ccx/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/ccx/views.py
index 08d6ec19824c..fcbc70ec58ce 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/ccx/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/ccx/views.py
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+from django.utils.timezone import timezone
 from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_control
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from six import StringIO
 
+from openedx_events.content_authoring.data import CourseData
+from openedx_events.content_authoring.signals import COURSE_CREATED
 from common.djangoapps.edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from common.djangoapps.student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from common.djangoapps.student.roles import CourseCcxCoachRole
@@ -301,6 +304,14 @@ def create_ccx(request, course, ccx=None):
             user=request.user,
         )
 
+    # .. event_implemented_name: COURSE_CREATED
+    COURSE_CREATED.send_event(
+        time=datetime.datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc),
+        course=CourseData(
+            course_key=ccx_id,
+        )
+    )
+
     return redirect(url)
 
 
diff --git a/requirements/constraints.txt b/requirements/constraints.txt
index 3017d343ad31..38872ccdfe56 100644
--- a/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@ pytz==2022.2.1
 
 # openedx-events>0.13.0 causes test failures due to breaking changes
 # These broken tests will be fixed in a separate PR
-openedx-events==0.13.0
+openedx-events==8.3.0
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 038129222d69..2c7e75896ccc 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ openedx-calc==3.0.1
     # via -r requirements/edx/base.in
 openedx-django-pyfs==3.2.1
     # via xblock
-openedx-events==0.13.0
+openedx-events==8.3.0
     # via
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.in
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index 3e5ba143d975..406ff19b1614 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ openedx-django-pyfs==3.2.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
     #   xblock
-openedx-events==0.13.0
+openedx-events==8.3.0
     # via
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index 84935527d441..e1ea3eb1187f 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ openedx-django-pyfs==3.2.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   xblock
-openedx-events==0.13.0
+openedx-events==8.3.0
     # via
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
diff --git a/xmodule/modulestore/mixed.py b/xmodule/modulestore/mixed.py
index 17b5e8a0869d..639a624ce1a9 100644
--- a/xmodule/modulestore/mixed.py
+++ b/xmodule/modulestore/mixed.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import LibraryLocator
 
+from openedx_events.content_authoring.data import CourseData
+from openedx_events.content_authoring.signals import COURSE_CREATED
+
+from django.utils.timezone import datetime, timezone
 from xmodule.assetstore import AssetMetadata
 
 from . import XMODULE_FIELDS_WITH_USAGE_KEYS, ModuleStoreWriteBase
@@ -667,6 +671,14 @@ def create_course(self, org, course, run, user_id, **kwargs):  # lint-amnesty, p
         # add new course to the mapping
         self.mappings[course_key] = store
 
+        # .. event_implemented_name: COURSE_CREATED
+        COURSE_CREATED.send_event(
+            time=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+            course=CourseData(
+                course_key=course_key,
+            )
+        )
+
         return course
 
     @strip_key
diff --git a/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py b/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py
index 318f6dc57d9b..e4bbdf6ebcb7 100644
--- a/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py
+++ b/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import Mock, call, patch
 
 import ddt
+from openedx_events.content_authoring.signals import COURSE_CREATED
 import pymongo
 import pytest
 # Mixed modulestore depends on django, so we'll manually configure some django settings
@@ -109,6 +110,9 @@ class CommonMixedModuleStoreSetup(CourseComparisonTest):
         ],
         'xblock_mixins': modulestore_options['xblock_mixins'],
     }
+    ENABLED_OPENEDX_EVENTS = [
+        "org.openedx.content_authoring.course.created.v1",
+    ]
 
     def setUp(self):
         """
@@ -724,6 +728,29 @@ def test_publish_automatically_after_delete_unit(self, default_ms):
         self.store.delete_item(vertical.location, self.user_id)
         assert not self._has_changes(sequential.location)
 
+    @ddt.data(ModuleStoreEnum.Type.mongo, ModuleStoreEnum.Type.split)
+    def test_course_create_event(self, default_ms):
+        """
+        Check that COURSE_CREATED event is sent when a course is created.
+        """
+        self.initdb(default_ms)
+        event_receiver = Mock()
+        COURSE_CREATED.connect(event_receiver)
+
+        test_course = self.store.create_course('test_org', 'test_course', 'test_run', self.user_id)
+
+        event_receiver.assert_called_once()
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "signal": COURSE_CREATED,
+                "sender": None,
+                "course": CourseData(
+                    course_key=test_course.id,
+                ),
+            },
+            event_receiver.call_args.kwargs,
+        )
+
     def setup_has_changes(self, default_ms):
         """
         Common set up for has_changes tests below.