diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/admin.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/admin.py
index 41d38a867d..68e642985b 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/admin.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/admin.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Admin site bindings for ccxcon
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from django.contrib import admin
 
 from .models import CCXCon
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/api.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/api.py
index a1cc05e9a3..b946f92b3a 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/api.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/api.py
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 Module containing API functions for the CCXCon
 """
 
-import logging
-import urlparse
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import logging
+
+import six
+import six.moves.urllib.parse  # pylint: disable=import-error
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.core.validators import URLValidator
 from django.http import Http404
@@ -90,18 +93,18 @@ def course_info_to_ccxcon(course_key):
     try:
         course = get_course_by_id(course_key)
     except Http404:
-        log.error(u'Master Course with key "%s" not found', unicode(course_key))
+        log.error(u'Master Course with key "%s" not found', six.text_type(course_key))
         return
     if not course.enable_ccx:
-        log.debug(u'ccx not enabled for course key "%s"', unicode(course_key))
+        log.debug(u'ccx not enabled for course key "%s"', six.text_type(course_key))
         return
     if not course.ccx_connector:
-        log.debug(u'ccx connector not defined for course key "%s"', unicode(course_key))
+        log.debug(u'ccx connector not defined for course key "%s"', six.text_type(course_key))
         return
     if not is_valid_url(course.ccx_connector):
         log.error(
             u'ccx connector URL "%s" for course key "%s" is not a valid URL.',
-            course.ccx_connector, unicode(course_key)
+            course.ccx_connector, six.text_type(course_key)
         )
         return
     # get the oauth credential for this URL
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ def course_info_to_ccxcon(course_key):
     # get an oauth client with a valid token
 
     oauth_ccxcon = get_oauth_client(
-        server_token_url=urlparse.urljoin(course.ccx_connector, CCXCON_TOKEN_URL),
+        server_token_url=six.moves.urllib.parse.urljoin(course.ccx_connector, CCXCON_TOKEN_URL),
         client_id=ccxcon.oauth_client_id,
         client_secret=ccxcon.oauth_client_secret
     )
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ def course_info_to_ccxcon(course_key):
     course_details = CourseDetails.fetch(course_key)
 
     payload = {
-        'course_id': unicode(course_key),
+        'course_id': six.text_type(course_key),
         'title': course.display_name,
         'author_name': None,
         'overview': course_details.overview,
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ def course_info_to_ccxcon(course_key):
     headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
 
     # make the POST request
-    add_course_url = urlparse.urljoin(course.ccx_connector, CCXCON_COURSEXS_URL)
+    add_course_url = six.moves.urllib.parse.urljoin(course.ccx_connector, CCXCON_COURSEXS_URL)
     resp = oauth_ccxcon.post(
         url=add_course_url,
         json=payload,
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/apps.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/apps.py
index af16395c5d..285f651b97 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/apps.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/apps.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Configuration for CCX connector
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/models.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/models.py
index a93a95ac50..f240216f09 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/models.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Models for the ccxcon
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import six
 from django.db import models
 
 
@@ -29,4 +32,4 @@ class CCXCon(models.Model):
         return self.title
 
     def __unicode__(self):
-        return unicode(self.__str__())
+        return six.text_type(self.__str__())
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tasks.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tasks.py
index 6822d67584..d28aaea76f 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tasks.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tasks.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 This file contains celery tasks for ccxcon
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from celery.task import task
 from celery.utils.log import get_task_logger
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/factories.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/factories.py
index 5b7db65af0..b495ea8782 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/factories.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/factories.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 """
 Dummy factories for tests
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from factory.django import DjangoModelFactory
+
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.ccxcon.models import CCXCon
 
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/test_api.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/test_api.py
index fe960d4158..ff305d256d 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/test_api.py
@@ -2,24 +2,22 @@
 Unit tests for the API module
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import datetime
+
 import mock
 import pytz
-import urlparse
-
+import six.moves.urllib.parse  # pylint: disable=import-error
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
-from student.tests.factories import AdminFactory
-from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import (
-    SharedModuleStoreTestCase,
-    TEST_DATA_SPLIT_MODULESTORE
-)
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import (
-    CourseFactory,
-    ItemFactory,
-)
+from six.moves import range
 
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.ccxcon import api as ccxconapi
+from student.tests.factories import AdminFactory
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import TEST_DATA_SPLIT_MODULESTORE, SharedModuleStoreTestCase
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, ItemFactory
+
 from .factories import CcxConFactory
 
 
@@ -58,18 +56,18 @@ class APIsTestCase(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         )
 
         cls.chapters = [
-            ItemFactory.create(start=start, parent=course) for _ in xrange(2)
+            ItemFactory.create(start=start, parent=course) for _ in range(2)
         ]
         cls.sequentials = flatten([
             [
-                ItemFactory.create(parent=chapter) for _ in xrange(2)
+                ItemFactory.create(parent=chapter) for _ in range(2)
             ] for chapter in cls.chapters
         ])
         cls.verticals = flatten([
             [
                 ItemFactory.create(
                     start=start, due=due, parent=sequential, graded=True, format='Homework', category=u'vertical'
-                ) for _ in xrange(2)
+                ) for _ in range(2)
             ] for sequential in cls.sequentials
         ])
 
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ class APIsTestCase(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         with cls.store.bulk_operations(course.id, emit_signals=False):
             blocks = flatten([  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
                 [
-                    ItemFactory.create(parent=vertical) for _ in xrange(2)
+                    ItemFactory.create(parent=vertical) for _ in range(2)
                 ] for vertical in cls.verticals
             ])
 
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ class APIsTestCase(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(k_args, tuple())
         self.assertEqual(
             k_kwargs.get('url'),
-            urlparse.urljoin(self.course.ccx_connector, ccxconapi.CCXCON_COURSEXS_URL)
+            six.moves.urllib.parse.urljoin(self.course.ccx_connector, ccxconapi.CCXCON_COURSEXS_URL)
         )
 
         # second call with different status code
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ class APIsTestCase(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(k_args, tuple())
         self.assertEqual(
             k_kwargs.get('url'),
-            urlparse.urljoin(self.course.ccx_connector, ccxconapi.CCXCON_COURSEXS_URL)
+            six.moves.urllib.parse.urljoin(self.course.ccx_connector, ccxconapi.CCXCON_COURSEXS_URL)
         )
 
     @mock.patch('requests_oauthlib.oauth2_session.OAuth2Session.fetch_token', fetch_token_mock)
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/test_tasks.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/test_tasks.py
index 68d54c3c62..6171a6d81e 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 Tests for the CCXCon celery tasks
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import mock
-
 from django.test import TestCase
-
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
+
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.ccxcon import api, tasks