The monograph is prepared in the framework of Europe Union Lifelong Learning Programme Grundtvig Learning Partnership project "Aging With Active Knowledge and Experience (AWAKE)". It contains the final report of the research "Educational needs and expectations of people over 50" which was carried out by project partners in their countries Poland, Romania, Italy, Lithuania and Latvia with aim to identify educational needs of people over 50, find out people's motivation to participate in volunteering activities as well as to improve teaching and developing the offer of education for people aged 50+. In the monograph: Summarized several theoretical aspects of adults education, motivation to learn and educational needs, teaching methods, barriers for people aged 50+ learning activities as well as volunteers and volunteering; Analysed the survey data on current situation, needs and expectations, learning and teaching forms and methods, possibilities and barriers and volunteering of people aged 50+. The research performed in the framework of the project AWAKE is a case study which highlights only main the recent trends of the educational needs of people aged 50+, however, it does not foresee any situation at all. We hope that the research problems addressed in this report and their solutions will be used as a knowledge background for the development of educational products for people aged 50+ or improvement teaching methods as well as for creation e-learning systems for seniors.