Closed formula for Sum

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How can I get a closed formula for this expression?

$$n^{n-1}\left(1+\sum_{i=2}^{n} {\frac{2^{i-1}\cdot n!}{i^{i-1}}}\right)$$

I tried to split the sum into

$$\sum_{i=2}^{n} n!=(n-1)\cdot n!$$

and

$$\sum_{i=2}^{n} {\frac{2^{i-1}}{i^{i-1}}} = \sum_{i=2}^{n} {\left(\frac{2}i\right)^{i-1}}$$

but I still can not solve it. Any Ideas?